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on economic policy in North Carolina. He has published 2 books and over 30 After graduating from the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India,
peer-reviewed articles in top journals in strategic management, economics, he trained in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Aber-
finance and organizational studies. deen, Scotland, and at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Har-
“Dr. Chatterji’s deep understanding of the dynamics that shape our vard Medical School in Boston, USA.
economy and society will guide OpenAI’s mission to create AI tools that fuel Since 1966, ASN has been leading the fight to prevent, treat, and cure
growth, solve complex challenges, and foster long-term prosperity.” —Larry kidney diseases throughout the world and has nearly 21,000 members repre-
Summers, OpenAI Board Member and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. senting 140 countries.
OpenAI expects to work with policymakers, academics, and organizations
around the world to maximize the benefits of AI as an economic driver in their SHAKTIKANTA DAS
communities and help OpenAI’s developer community and businesses of all
sizes grow and compete. RBI Governor awarded by Global

PRABIR ROY CHAUDHURY Finance, USA

American Society of Nephrology

names next President

he American Society of Nephrology (ASN) recently announced that haktikanta Das, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on
Prabir Roy Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN, will become the society’s next October 26, received an award for an A+ grade in Central Bank Report
Tpresident. Dr. Roy Chaudhury, who succeeds Deidra C. Crews, will as- SCards 2024, for the second consecutive year.
sume his new role on January 1, 2025. The award, presented by Global Finance in Washington D.C., USA, rec-
A highly experienced physician, academic leader, and researcher, Dr. Roy ognised the RBI Governor’s excellent performance and effective leadership
Chaudhury is the Drs. Ronald and Katherine Falk Eminent Professor and in steering India’s apex bank through complex economic challenges.
Co-Director of the University of North Carolina, Kidney Center at Chapel In a social media post on X, RBI posted, “Governor @DasShaktikanta
Hill, NC. He is also a staff nephrologist at the WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical received the award for A+ grade in Central Bank Report Cards 2024, for the
Center in Salisbury, NC. second consecutive year. Presented by Global Finance at an event held today
“With ongoing progress in kidney-related care, including promising ad- in Washington DC, USA.”
vances in transplantation in recent years, this is an exciting time to be leading The Central Bank Report Cards, published annually by Global Finance
ASN and the many clinicians and researchers who are dedicated to making a since 1994, grade the central bank governors of nearly 100 key countries, ter-
difference across the spectrum of kidney diseases,” said Dr. Roy Chaudhury. ritories, and districts, as well as the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean
“This is truly the greatest honor of my professional career, and I look forward Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of
to continuing to help affected patients and their families through ASN’s ex- West African States.
tensive research, policy, and advocacy efforts.” Grades are based on an “A+” to “F” scale for success in areas such as
In addition to being an active transplant nephrologist, Dr. Roy Chaud- inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability, and interest rate
hury’s primary research interest is in uremic vascular biology, focusing on ad- management.
dressing dialysis vascular access dysfunction and cardiovascular complications “A” represents an excellent performance, down through “F” for outright
in patients with kidney disease. failure.
Dr. Roy Chaudhury has been very active in the public policy and adminis- Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers
trative aspects of kidney care through leadership roles in multiple ASN com- in 193 countries and territories.
mittees and task forces, the American Society of Diagnostic and Interven- Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial offi-
tional Nephrology, the Renal Network, and the Vascular Access Society of cers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multination-
the Americas. He is also a Past President of the American Nephrologists of al companies and financial institutions.
Indian Origin. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the
Dr. Roy Chaudhury was the founding ASN co-chair of the Kidney Health world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and
Initiative and also a member of the steering committee of the Kidney X Inno- other providers of financial services.
vation accelerator. An established speaker who has published over 250 man-
uscripts and book chapters, he has received the Gerald Beathard Award from To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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