Vinod Rai

Vinod Rai
Vinod Rai at the World Economic Forum on India 2012
Born	(1948-05-23) 23 May 1948 (age 68) Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Education	Masters of Economics (University of Delhi), Masters of Public Administration (Harvard University)
Alma mater	Hindu College, University of Delhi (B.A, M.A in Economics), Harvard University (Masters in Public Administration)
Occupation	ex-Comptroller and Auditor General of India , Head of BCCI
Known for	Audits on 2G spectrum allocation, Coal allocation
Title	ex-Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Predecessor	VN Kaul
Successor	Shashi Kant Sharma

Vinod Rai (born 23 May 1948) was the 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India. He assumed office on 7 January 2008 till 22 May 2013. He is the current chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors and Honorary Advisor to the Railways and a member of the Railway Kaya Kalp Council. He holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, and Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. He is widely considered as symbol of the anti-corruption movement and is credited with having turned the office of CAG into a powerful force for accountability and transparency in contemporary India.

On January 30, 2017, Supreme Court of India appointed Rai as the interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

He was born Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh in a Bhumihar Brahmin family. He did his schooling from Vidya Niketan — Birla Public School, BPS Pilani Rajasthan and graduated from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He has a master's degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA in 1988. He chose to study Financial Administration at Harvard Kennedy school in 1987 while he held the position of District Collector and Magistrate in the state of Kerala, India. He is married and has 3 children.

Rai is a 1972 batch Kerala cadre officer of Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He started his career as the sub-collector of Thrissur District. Later, he became the Collector and spent his eight years of career in Thrissur City. He was called the second Sakthan Thampuran for his role in the development of the Thrissur City. He was the MD of Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation from 1977 to 1980. Later he was appointed as Principal Secretary (Finance) in the State Government of Kerala. He had served senior positions in the Ministries of Commerce and Defence, Government of India. Prior to his appointment as CAG, he served as Secretary, Financial Services and Additional Secretary in the Banking Division including banks and insurance companies under Ministry of Finance.