Eswaran Somanathan

 E. "Som" Somanathan is a Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, where he also serves as the head and founding director of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) / EfD India. His research focuses on development economics, particularly with respect to environmental problems.

He has previously served as the Executive Director of SANDEE (South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics), was a Coordinating Lead Author for the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC, and was editor and co-editor of the journal Environment and Development Economics.

Som received his PhD in economics from Harvard University.