Ms. Dukharan is a leading economist and advisor on the Caribbean, and has spent over 20 years working on different areas within the region’s financial sector, most recently as Royal Bank of Canada’s Group Economist for the Caribbean. She currently serves on the Government of Barbados’ Jobs and Investment Council’s Finance and Insurance Committee.
She is a Member of the Advisory Board to the United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean 2030 Leader’s Network and the International Women’s Forum. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of RF Holdings Limited (formerly Royal Fidelity Group). She holds B.Sc., M.Sc. and M. Phil. Degrees in Economics from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.