Background
Persaud, Bishnodat was born on September 22, 1933 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana. Son of Dhwarka and Dukhni (Surujbali) Persaud. arrived in United Kingdom, 1974.
Persaud, Bishnodat was born on September 22, 1933 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana. Son of Dhwarka and Dukhni (Surujbali) Persaud. arrived in United Kingdom, 1974.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Queen University, Belfast, United Kingdom, 1960. Postgraduate diploma agricultural economics, University Reading, United Kingdom, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Reading, United Kingdom, 1973.
Junior research fellow, Institute of Social and Economics Research, U. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 1964-1966;
research fellow, Institute of Social and Economics Research, U. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 1966-1974;
chief economics officer, Commodities division Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 1974-1976;
assistant director economics affairs division, Commodities division Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 1976-1981;
director and head, Commodities division Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 1981-1992;
professor sustainable development, U. West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, since 1992. Board directors Commonwealth Equity Fund, London. Member U. Guyana Commission, Georgetown, since 1991.
Associate fellow Center for Caribbean Studies, Development Economics Research Center, U. Warwick, Coventry, since 1991. Member panel of judges World Development Awards for Business, since 1991.
Fellow Royal Society of Arts, Royal Economics Society. Member RAC, Commonwealth Trust and the Royal Overseas League.
Married Lakshmi Persaud, August 1962. 3 children: Rajendra, Avinash, Sharda.