Mr Pradipta Jena is a former Regional Director of the Reserve Bank of India, having served it for 35 years from 1984 to 2019, in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. His exposure includes areas of general banking, foreign exchange, currency management, bank and non-bank supervision, rural development, HR and payment systems, with a special interest in rural development and microcredit.