New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has been named Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year tenure, the government announced on Thursday.

In the early 1990s, he worked on India's desk, handling fiscal policy and structural reforms during a crucial phase of economic liberalisation.

Patel studied economics at the London School of Economics, followed by an M.Phil. at Oxford University and a Ph.D. at Yale University.

His career since has spanned academia, policymaking, and financial institutions.

In September 2016, Patel was appointed as the 24th Governor of the RBI, succeeding Raghuram Rajan, a position he held until his resignation in December 2018.

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