Chandrajit Banerjee

Who is Chandrajit Banerjee?

Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, born on 22 August 1962, Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Mr Banerjee has been with the CII for over 25 years and has been the Director General,CII since May 2008.

Mr Banerjee is a Post-Graduate in Economics with specialisation on Economics of Planning and Econometrics from the University of Calcutta. Earlier, he did his Graduation from St. Xavier's College in Economics.

As Director General, he is responsible for overall operations of CII.

Prior to his appointment as Director General, he held several senior positions in CII.

Mr Banerjee has been responsible for important areas of work including the Sectoral Verticals - Manufacturing, Services, Agriculture and Life Sciences Sectors and the SMEs. He has led key policy work of CII in the areas of Economic Policy, Financial Services and Corporate Governance. He continues to be in the Board of Trustees of NFCG as a Founder Trustee.

Earlier Mr Banerjee has served as Head of CII’s regional operations in the Northern, Southern and Western Regions.