AboutSobre Ram Tamarappoo

Ram Tamarappoo is a Managing Director with EconOne.  He is an economist with over 20 years of international consulting experience providing economic analysis in litigation and dispute resolution, policy research, and socio-economic impact assignments.  His work spans key sectors including financial services, information communication technologies, manufacturing, transportation, pharmaceutical, and media and entertainment.

Dr. Tamarappoo routinely conducts economic analysis, provides strategy advice, and submits expert reports in antitrust/competition law proceedings including merger filings, commercial disputes, and international arbitration, in the US, UK, and India.  He attends regulatory and tribunal hearings where his reports were submitted. He has represented and worked on behalf of S&P Dow Jones, National Stock Exchange (India), Sony, Disney-Star, PayU, Sun Pharma, Holcim-Lafarge, Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Industries, Adani, Etihad Airways, among many others.  Dr. Tamarappoo has been recognized as “Who’s Who – Competition Economics,” by Global Competition Review for the past several years.

Dr. Tamarappoo’s work in regulatory, policy, and socio-economic impact analysis has focused on issues relating to international trade, competition, financial inclusion, infrastructure, and technology.  His client list spans national governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, trade associations, and multinational corporations such as:  Government of India, World Bank Group, USAID, Government of the United Kingdom, Semiconductor Industry Association, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Mercy Corps, Mastercard Foundation, and Jet Airways.  His studies highlighting the impact of investments in semiconductor related research on the US economy, impact of introducing legal sector reforms in India, competition impacts of regulatory reforms in the Indian civil aviation sector, have influenced legislation, policy and regulatory reforms.

Dr. Tamarappoo currently serves as the Vice President of EconOne India, a leading economic consulting practice in India.

Education

Ph.D, Economics, (Fields: Industrial Organization, Financial Economics) , Clemson University, United States, 1997

Master of Professional Accounting , Clemson University, United States, 1992

Associate Chartered Accountant (A.C.A), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India, 1990

Bachelor of Commerce, (Business, and Accounting) , University of Madras, India, 1987

Work Experience

EconOne, October 2021-Present

Nathan Associates, Inc., 2000-2021