Mr Sharma, a Life Member of the GOPIO, has so far published over 75 articles, most of which appear in highly respected journals. He has chaired/co-chaired 35 PhD dissertations and has also served on 62 other PhD dissertation committees across the campus. He is a Fellow of the Midwest Econometric Group and an Executive Editor of the Journal of Asian Economics. In 2007 he was invited by the School of Management at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, to conduct a seminar and guide faculty members in their research projects. In 2005 he was invited by the School of Business at Xiamen University, China, to lecture on advanced topics in Econometrics to PhD students.

He is married to Kusum since 1982 and they enjoy travelling. They have a son, Amit, and a daughter, Sheena, who are both well settled after graduating from the University of Chicago.

Mr Sharma’s involvement with GOPIO began in 2007. Having been a victim of property scam (perpeterated by a close family member whom he trusted) and noticing the growing number of such scams against NRIs/PIOs in India, he got involved with GOPIO to draw the attention of the Government of India and the media to this issue.

In January 2008 in GOPIO’s annual convention in New Delhi, Mr Sharma, moderated and chaired a session titled, “NRIs/PIOs Property Scams and Legal Ramifications”. Based on the discussions held during the session and the inputs from other convention participants, a resolution on Investments in Properties and Disputes was passed. The resolution read: “GOPIO urges the Government of India to enact legislation to designate fast track courts for NRIs/PIOs for the speedy settlement (at a stretch in 10/20/30 days) of their property issues.”

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