V C Joshi is a financial services consultant based in Pune. He retired as General Manager UK and European branches, Bank of India and had served as a Director of the National Insurance Academy, Pune, India. He has also served on important committees and on the boards of several organizations. He was Chairman of Indian Banks' Association, London. He has also worked as a consultant in India with Price Waterhouse Coopers and has been a guest faculty at various institutions, including the Banker's Training College (RBI) and the National Institute of Bank Management. He has authored several books, including Managing Indian Banks: The Challenges Ahead (third edition, 2009), and numerous articles in the areas of banking and finance. Vinay V Joshi has a degree in B.E.

(Production Engineering) from Mumbai University and did his M.S. in Computer Sciences from Cambridge University, UK. He is Chairman, Medstream Pharmaceuticals. He is founder of Comutee Robotics Pvt. Ltd. And Consultant, J.P.

Morgan Financial Services, New York.