Shri P J Thomas

Shri P J Thomas is a graduate in Science with B Sc(Hons) and a Master in Business Administration in Banking and Finance. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. He started his career as Bank Officer with a public sector bank before moving to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an officer and served in different capacities including as Regional Director, RBI, Bengaluru. During his tenure of more than 36 years as a career Central Banker, he had long exposure to the Banking Regulation, Banking Supervision and Financial Inclusion departments of the RBI. He was also the RBI’s Senior Supervisory Manager with Vijaya Bank and Canara Bank. He has attended overseas training in Banking Regulation and Supervision at the Federal Reserve of New York and Florida besides at other International bodies in Basel, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur and Manila. He has also served as the RBI’s Nominee Director on the Boards of Andhra Bank and Central Bank of India.