Economists
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale – Wrote several books on economics, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics is one of the oldest research and training institutes in Economics in India named after him
- C D Deshmukh – First Finance Minister of India, was the First Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities.
- K. G. Ambegaonkar – Was a member of the Indian Civil Service, and was the Fifth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- B. N. Adarkar – Was an economist and had served in the office of the Economic Adviser of the Government of India, also was the Ninth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Usha Thorat – She has been the Reserve Bank of India nominee on the Board of on the boards of Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank
- Dattatreya Gopal Karve – Director of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Vice-Chairman of the State Bank of India and Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Avinash Kamalakar Dixit – Was President of the Econometric Society and Vice-President (2002) and President (2008) of the American Economic Association
- D.R. Gadgil – The Gadgil formula is due to D.R. Gadgil, The Social Scientist and the First Critic of Indian Planning the First Industrial co-operative venture in Asia namely Pravara Cooperative Sugar Factory (1949) was started.
- Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat – Chairman of University Grants Commission, was visiting faculty at Iowa State University and a consultant with the International Food Policy Research Institute
- Vijay Kelkar – Advisor to the Minister of Finance, was Finance Secretary, Government of India and Executive director on the board of the International Monetary Fund
- Suresh Tendulkar – Former chief of National Statistical Commission also was a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council
- Dr Narendra Jadhav – He worked as Chief Economic Counsellor for Afghanistan (2006) and earlier, also as an Advisor to the Government of Ethiopia (1988).
- Devdatta Dabholkar – Director Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, (1978–1981), member of The task force on educational finance set up by the Department of Education, member of the Educational planning, administration and devaluation committee set up by the Planning Commission of India
- Prof. Ram G. Takwale – Was a former Vice Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University and former Chairman of National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
- Lalita D. Gupte – Joint Managing Director of ICICI Bank, India’s second largest commercial bank
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