Another feather to the Welham cap! Dr. Swati Dhingra, of the batch of 1998, will be joining the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England on 9th September this year. She is the first Asian woman to be appointed to the role. Dr. Dhingra is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and an elected member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society. She is also on the Editorial Board of the Review of Economic Studies and an Associate Editor for the Journal of International Economics. After passing her Class XII examination, Dr Dhingra received her undergraduate degree from the University of Delhi, her MA from the Delhi School of Economics, and her MS and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently a Director of The Royal Mint Museum and a member of the Steering Group for The Economy 2030 Inquiry. Congratulations Dr. Dhingra!