Suresh Goyal named 11th NCAER Director General, takes charge Jan 2026

• Suresh Goyal appointed as the 11th Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
• He will take over the role on January 5, 2026, succeeding Poonam Gupta.
• Goyal has over 30 years of experience in both private and public sectors.
• His previous position was Managing Director and CEO of the National Highway Infra Trust (NHIT).
• NCAER is India's largest and oldest economic think tank, established in 1956.

Why It Matters: New head of a top economic think tank influences India's policy direction.