Ms. Vinod Kotwal is currently posted as DDG (Finance & FIPP) in the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. She belongs to 1994 batch of Indian Civil Services and has 25 years of rich and diverse work experience in the Government of India and Regulatory Bodies spanning the areas of telecom, administration, economics, finance and regulatory affairs.
A Chevening scholar, she did the course “Women in Leadership and Management” from the University of Bradford, U.K. She holds a Post-graduate degree in Botany, MBA (Finance) from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Advance Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) from the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and PhD from IIT, Delhi.
An avid reader with an eclectic taste Ms. Kotwal has also authored/co-authored articles/papers on diverse topics ranging from gender budgeting, potential of food processing in the country, food safety regulations, e-waste to Open Data & Digital Identity: Lessons for Aadhaar (ITU Kaleidoscope 2017), Ethical Framework for Machine Learning (ITU Kaleidoscope 2018).She has also authored a book on Codex Alimentarius Commission, a joint FAO-WHO body.
She is active in the work of International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-T Study Group 3 (SG3) and holds leadership positions there.
