Dr Prakash Kannan is Chief Economist and Director of the Economics & Investment Strategy department. He is responsible for developing the top-down view on the investment environment as well as the asset allocation strategy for the firm.

Prakash joined GIC in 2012. Prior to joining GIC, he worked with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), and GTE’s Pension Fund.

Prakash holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from MIT and a doctorate in Economics from Stanford University.