Bhanoji Rao, Visiting Professor, holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Singapore. His teaching and research career spawning 4 decades included positions at the University of Singapore, the National University of Singapore and the World Bank. He published 17 books, 40 chapters in books, 62 papers in refereed journals and 14 monographs.

Presently he is also Visiting Faculty, Sri Sathya Sai University, Prasanthi Nilayam, and ASCI, Hyderabad.