Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee
Chief, Policy Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
Shantanu presently heads the policy and analysis branch in the Sustainable Development Division within the UN's Department for Economic and Social Affairs. He is is a micro-economist with interests in poverty, health and sustainability. A particular area of focus in his current position is enhancing the impact of science, technology and innovation in advancing sustainable development.
Prior to this, he led the research unit of UNDP’s Human Development Report through two report cycles, preceded by a stint as head of UNDP’s global MDG policy work. In that position, he worked with national planning, finance and sector ministries in many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Some of his most interesting experiences during this period were in Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Ghana, Togo and Yemen.
Shantanu began his career with the Indian Government in various areas of development policy planning, implementation and finance.
He earned a PhD in Economics from Princeton University in 2006, and also holds advanced degrees in Public Policy and Physics.