Richard M. Rossow
Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies, CSIS
Richard Rossow is a senior adviser and holds the Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies at CSIS. In this role he helps frame and shape policies to promote greater business and economic engagement between the two countries.
Prior to CSIS, Mr. Rossow served as director for South Asia at McLarty Associates, leading the firm’s work for clients in India and the neighboring region. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Rossow was with New York Life Insurance company, most recently as head of International Governmental Affairs, where he developed strategic plans for the company’s public policy and global mergers and acquisitions work.
From 1998 to 2008, Mr. Rossow served as deputy director of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), the world’s leading advocacy group on behalf of strengthening economic ties between the United States and India. While at USIBC, he managed the Council’s policy groups in the energy, information technology, insurance, media and entertainment, and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Rossow received his BA from Grand Valley State University in Michigan.
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