RBI promotes Usha Janakiraman as Executive Director with immediate effect

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday (December 1, 2025) appointed Usha Janakiraman as Executive Director (ED) with immediate effect. Prior to being promoted as ED, Ms. Janakiraman was serving as Chief General Manager-in-charge, Department of Regulation, Central Office, Mumbai.

She has experience of more than three decades in the RBI having worked in the areas of regulation, external investment and operations, banking supervision, public debt management, currency management and other areas in the Central bank.

As Executive Director, she will look after the Department of Supervision (Risk, Analytics and Vulnerability Assessment). Smt. Janakiraman is a Chartered Accountant.