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He works extensively with investment institutions, governments and blue-chip corporations. Manu began his career in Singapore’s Ministry of Defence as a top-tier analyst before joining the private sector. He worked for SocGen Securities as a chief economist and Managing Director in charge of research, prior to taking on his current appointment in the Centennial Group. He has conducted studies on a wide range of issues which include consumer finance in Asia, regional integration, Asian and country-specific outlooks, China’s impact on the landscape, and portfolio capital flows in emerging markets, amongst other subjects of critical interest. Manu is a regular columnist for the Edge (Singapore) and holds positions in think tanks. He is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Vice President of the Economics Society of Singapore and Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Policy Studies. He is also a member of the International Monetary Fund’s Regional Advisory Group for Asia and the Pacific as well as the Competition Appeals Board in Singapore. He sits on the boards of CIMB Investment Bank and Japfa Limited. 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He served in The White House on the legal defence team of President Nixon during the Watergate investigation.” profile=”/advisory-board/eugene-sullivan/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”6269″ name=”Madhukar Gupta” desc=”Madhukar Gupta is the influential State Election Commissioner for Rajashthan, India, which holds the position equivalent of a High Court Judge. He has a distinguished professional and academic career. He served as a senior official of the elite Indian Administrative Service. He is an Electrical Engineer, MBA and a law graduate. He was a Mason Fellow from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he graduated with distinction with a Master’s in Public Administration. He received a scholarship from the Indian Government for a Master’s in Public Policy to study at Maxwell, Syracuse. He was subsequently. awarded a PhD in Economics. Madhukar worked as Secretary in the Ministry of Public Enterprises and Heavy Industries for several years. He focused on Public Policy in US and China while working with experts on economic growth, public sector management, infrastructure, corporate finance and development at Harvard, MIT, Syracuse, Maryland, Cornell and Fletcher School. Madhukar has won many national awards in India and international universities have hosted him as a visiting faculty and scholar, including BITS where he has been adjunct faculty for more than 20 years. He has presented professional papers in nearly three dozen countries. He has worked with the national government in New Delhi and the regional governments of Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. He has also been Team Leader in the United Nations Development Program, consultant to the Asian Development Bank and Sri Lankan government, non-profit sector, cooperative sector, as Managing Director in State Road Transport Corporation and State Cooperative Dairy Federation, as Principal Secretary Higher Education and Transport Departments and also, as Vice Chancellor of University of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Agriculture University. He coordinated the Bhuj Earthquake for the UN and the Gurjar agitation for the Rajasthan government. Madhukar has spent about fifteen years as a practitioner as Divisional Commissioner in 4 Divisions, District Magistrate in 3 districts and Sub Divisional Magistrate in two places. His wife Kiran Soni Gupta is also in the same batch. She is also an accomplished painter. He is an instrument of change in India.” profile=”/advisory-board/madhukar-gupta/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”4727″ name=”Barry McManus” desc=”After completion of a distinguished career with the Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency, Dr. McManus became recognized as a top-tier professional in the use of non-coercive interrogation,” profile=”/advisory-board/barry-mcmanus/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”4750″ name=”Francis Xavier” desc=”Francis Xavier, one of Asia’s top litigators, has joined the Advisory Board of Pereira International. Francis was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2009 and practices international commercial and treaty arbitration and litigation.” profile=”/advisory-board/francis-xavier/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”6220″ name=”Edmond Pereira” profile=”/advisory-board/edmond-pereira/”][/tm_slider_group][tm_spacer size=”lg:120″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
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