We are live of the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia today. Our continuing coverage of the National Governors Association Annual summer meeting being held this year at greenbrier. The association is composed of executives from the states territories, and districts of the u. S. It is chaired by governor hickenlooper of colorado and the vice chair is governor herbert of utah. The form that is about to get started focuses on state efforts to combat drug use. Steve bashir is chairing the session. But Coverage Today on cspan. If i could have your attention, lets take our seats so we can get the joint session started. First of all, good morning, welcome. I am governor steve bashir from kentucky. I chaired the health and Human Services committee. We will call this meeting to order. Welcome all the governors who are here. This is a joint session of the health and Human Services committee and the Homeland Security and Public Safety committee. Joining me as vice chair of our committee is vice c
A lot of areas where we can move forward. Thank you all very much and thanks for having me again. National Governors Association also held assumption on scripture drug abuse Prescription Drug abuse in the u. S. Mary bona also created the Prescription Drug abuse caucus. This is one hour and 20 minutes. If i could have your attention, lets take our seats so that we can get our joint session started. First of all, i am governors Steven Beshear from kentucky. I chair the mga health and Human Services committee. Welcome to all the governors who are here. This is a joint session of the health and Human Services committee and the Homeland Security and Public Safety committee. Joining me is vice chair of our Committee Governor bill haslam of tennessee. Im pleased we been able to come together with Homeland Security and Public Safety committee for todays discussion regarding the nations opioid crisis. I want to thank the leadership of the other committee, governor Rick Schneider of michigan, go
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Director General, National Council of Applied Economic Research, India
Shekhar Shah is the Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). As the CEO of India’s oldest and largest independent economic think tank, he manages NCAER’s wide-ranging research activities across all sectors of the economy, including its extensive data collection, innovation, and curation activities.
Prior to joining NCAER, Shah was the World Bank’s Regional Economic Adviser for South Asia and, earlier, Sector Manager in the Bank’s research complex and a principal author of the
2004
World Development Report, Making Services Work for Poor People. During a World Bank career spanning more than two decades, Shah also served as the Bank’s Deputy Research Administrator, Sector Manager for Public Sector Management for Europe and Central Asia, and Lead Economist for Bangladesh.