Dr Gursharan Dhanjal, MA, MPhil, PhD from Delhi University, is an expert in development economics. His academic research pertains to strategic affairs and nuclear diplomacy.

He is Vice Chairman, SKOCH Group. He is also Editor of INCLUSION—a quarterly publication that focuses on inclusive growth related areas – social, digital and financial inclusion (https://inclusion.in/). He has over 25 years of work experience ranging from academics to research and business journalism to consulting. He started his career as an Assistant Professor and taught Political Science at Delhi University for six years before joining Asia Business News (India). He also worked for CNBC, Star News and BBC during the late 90s. He spent nearly six years in business journalism.