Satyajit Das (born 1957) is an Australian former banker and corporate treasurer, turned consultant, and author.

Early life and education

Satyajit Das was born in Calcutta, India in 1957. His family emigrated to Australia when he was 12. Das received bachelor's degrees in Commerce and Law from the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

followed by an MBA from the

Australian Graduate School of Management The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM @ UNSW Business School) is a postgraduate management and business school that is part of the UNSW Business School at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), in Sydney, New South Wales, A ...

Career

From 1977 to 1987, Das worked in banking with the

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and

Merrill Lynch Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America. Along with BofA Securities, the investment bank ...

. From 1988 to 1994, Das was Treasurer of the TNT Transport Group. Das is the author of ''Traders, Guns & Money'', ''Extreme Money'', and reference books on derivatives and risk management. He lives in

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. ''Extreme Money'' was long-listed for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. ''

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'' reviewed the book, stating that "Satyajit Das is well-placed to comment, having worked both for investment banks and as a consultant advising clients on their use of complex financial products"; however "the book could have easily been 150 pages shorter without losing its thrust". ''A Banquet of Consequences'' was released in Australia in 2015. In 2016 it was released in the United States and India as ''The Age of Stagnation'' "to increase confusion and avoid it being mistaken for a cookbook". Das is a regular commentator on ''

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'' on

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, hosted by

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Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Satyajit Living people 1957 births Businesspeople from Kolkata Businesspeople from Sydney University of New South Wales alumni Australian bankers Australian people of Indian descent Australian columnists People educated at North Sydney Boys High School