I. G. Patel

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Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel
I. G. Patel, 1984
9th Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science
In office 1984–1990
Preceded by	Ralf Dahrendorf
Succeeded by	John Ashworth
14th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office 1 December 1977 – 15 September 1982
Preceded by	M. Narasimham
Succeeded by	Manmohan Singh
Deputy Administrator of United Nations Development Programme
In office 1972–1977
2nd Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
In office 1965–1967
In office 1961–1963
Personal details
Born	(1924-11-11)11 November 1924 Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Died	17 July 2005(2005-07-17) (aged 80) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Spouse	Alakanada Patel
Alma mater	University of Mumbai King's College, Cambridge (PhD)
Occupation	Economist Indian Economic Service[1][2]
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Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel (11 November 1924 – 17 July 2005),^[3][4] popularly known as I. G. Patel, was an Indian economist and a civil servant who served as the fourteenth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 December 1977 to 15 September 1982.^[5]

He served as Director of the London School of Economics, making him the first person of Indian origin to head a higher education institute in the United Kingdom. He also served as Chairperson of the Board of Governors from 1996 to 2001 at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He was well known for his formidable intellectual powers in the select company of central bankers and economic statesmen such as the "Committee of the Thirty" set up by the former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.^[6]

He also served as Deputy Administrator at United Nations Development Programme headquarters in New York.