Mr. Sunjoy Joshi
Distinguished Fellow

Joined ORF
January 2007

Expertise
Energy, Climate Change, Development Studies

Background
Mr. Joshi has done a Masters in English Literature from Allahabad University, India, as well as a Masters in Development Studies from University of East Angila, Norwich. He also studied Upstream Economics and Risk Analysis at the Petroleum Economist, Woking, UK

He joined the Madhya Pradesh Cadre of the Indian Administrative Services in 1983, but has taken premature retirement from the service in 2009 in order to pursue his primary interests in energy and environment.

Apart from writing and commenting regularly on global energy and environment issues, Sunjoy Joshi has co-authored a book "Natural Gas in Asia" brought out by the Oxford Energy Institute, London. He was Visiting Associate at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London as well as Distinguished Visitor to the Programme on Energy and Sustainable Development, University of Stanford, USA. He is presently working on a program on "India and China: Energy Imperatives for a Changing World" and engaged in Climate Change Issues.

As a former member of the Indian Administrative Service for over 25 years of his career he has had occasion to acquire experience across both the conventional as well as the non-conventional energy sectors. He has handled oil and gas exploration as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and has also worked as the Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh Energy Development Agency. He has sat as a Government Director on the Boards of ONGC, OVL, OIL and MRPL and served as Chairman of M.P. Windfarms.

Presently
He is heading the Centre for Resources Management, a division of Observer Research Foundation.

E-mail ID: sunjoyjoshi@orfonline.org