▁and ▁a ▁career ▁civil ▁servant ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁four teenth ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India ▁from ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁of ▁Indian ▁origin ▁to ▁head ▁a ▁higher ▁education ▁inst itute ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Management ▁Ah med abad . ▁He ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁form id able ▁intellectual ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁select ▁company ▁of ▁central ▁bank ers ▁and ▁economic ▁states men ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁" Com mit te e ▁of ▁the ▁Th irty " ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Hel mut ▁Schmidt . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Administr ator ▁at ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Education ▁Pat el ▁stood ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Mat ric ulation ▁exam ination ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁record ▁score ▁that ▁was ▁never ▁be aten . ▁He ▁then ▁came ▁top ▁in ▁his ▁B A ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bomb ay . ▁He ▁later ▁earned ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁King ' s ▁College ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁with ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁the ▁Ga ek w ads ▁of ▁Bar oda . ▁His ▁t utor ▁Austin ▁Robinson ▁regarded ▁him ▁as