Bio

Prakash Kannan is Chief Economist and Head of Total Portfolio Macro & Markets at GIC. He also serves as Co-Head of the Opportunistic Asset Allocation team. He is responsible for developing medium-term global macro and asset allocation strategy for the firm. 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.