Shriti Vadera of Indian origin working in UK's Department of Business Enterprise and Competitiveness, has been named among the 20 most powerful business people in the country's public sector by a London daily.
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has topped the list of 100 most powerful business people in the public sector and non-governmental organisations compiled by
The Daily Telegraph.
Vadera, parliamentary under-secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, ranked 20th, is ahead of BBC Worldwide Chief Executive John Smith (26th), Takeover Panel chairman Peter Scott (27th) and Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson (32nd), among others.
"After eight years as a special adviser to Gordon Brown while he was Chancellor, Vadera is now the