Dr. Ramasastri has been on the Board since August 08, 2018. He is widely known for his commendable domain knowledge in Banking technologies such as cybersecurity, analytics, Cloud computing, and payment systems, in addition to his other areas of expertise. He was the Director of the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (‘IDRBT’) from 2014-2020. Prior to joining the IDRBT, he was the Chief General Manager-in- charge of the Department of Information Technology at RBI. In the RBI, he had spearheaded many important projects, including the implementation of the Next Generation RTGS, adoption of XBRL and ISO 20022, and preparation of the IT Vision of RBI from 2011-17.
He has authored two books titled ‘Quantitative Methods for Valuation of Assets’ and ‘Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance’. He had also guided the Bank of Mauritius, Bank of Malaysia and Bank of Uganda on the implementation of Data Warehouse, XBRL, etc., and delivered talks on standards and technology for data reporting at the International Monetary Fund and Bank of International Settlements.
Dr. Ramasastri holds a PhD in Finance from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and has held top ranks in M.Sc. (Statistics) from Madras University and B.Sc. (Statistics) from Loyola College, Madras. He also attended Advanced Management Programmes at the University of Oxford and Kellogg School of Management.
