Dr Prakash Kannan is Chief Economist and Director, Total Portfolio Strategy Group. He is responsible for driving research in long-term capital allocation, asset class strategy, macroeconomics, and long-term thematics.

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.