Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday appointed Neelkanth Mishra as Executive Director at the World Bank headquarters. He will succeed Parmeswaran Iyer.
ACC approved appointment of “Neelkanth Mishra as Executive Director, World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC, USA vice Parameswaran lyer, IAS (UP:81) (Retd.) for a tenure of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” the order read. Further, the ACC also approved extension of tenure of lyer beyond June 19 till joining of Mishra.
Mishra is at present working as Chief Economist with Axis Bank. Earlier he worked as Managing Director and Co-Head of Equity Strategy (Asia Pacific) and India Strategist for Credit Suisse. He has been rated among the best analysts in India by the Institutional Investor and Asia Money polls. He was earlier part of RNR Committee on GST and the FRBM Review Committee. He was also a Senior Technical Architect with Infosys Technologies besides working with Hindustan Lever Limited
Mishra is a gold medalist from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, graduating in computer science and engineering, and was ranked fourth in the prestigious entrance exam to the IITs.
Published on June 4, 2026
