Sunder Ramaswamy is an international educator focusing on international economic development. He is currently the president of the Monterey Institute of International Studies

Monterey Institute of International Studies

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, a graduate school of Middlebury College

Middlebury College

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. He is also an active leader in the impact investing

Impact investing

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 community, serving on the board of advisors for Sanghata Global, an international development

International development

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 organization dedicated to poverty alleviation through market-based wealth creation.

Dr. Ramaswamy received his Ph.D. in Economics

Economics

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 from Purdue University

Purdue University

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 in 1991, an M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics

Delhi School of Economics

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, and B.A. (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi

University of Delhi

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, India

India

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. His principal fields of specialization are Development Economics

Development economics

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, International Economics

International economics

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, Issues in Applied Microeconomics and Quantitative Methods.