Vinod Rai

The 11th Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India was in office from 2008-2013. His tenure stands out for his work done in turning the office of the CAG into a powerful body. The work put in by him, aged 68 now, and his team in the 2G Scam became the cornerstone of his tenure. Currently he is chairman of the UN Panel of External Auditors and Honorary Advisor to the Railways and member of the Railway Kaya Kalp Council. Born in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, he is a 1972 Kerala cadre IASâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088officer who has held several positions in Kerala Government. At the center, he served in ministries of commerce and defence. He also served as secretary in the banking division of Ministry of Finance. A Hindu College graduate, he also has a master's degree in economics from Delhi School of Economics (DSE) and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University, USA, in 1988.