He has been a Distinguished Fellow of the RIS since 2017. He spent 37 years in the Indian Administrative Service of which 20 years were spent in the Government of India and 17 years in the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. He worked in the Planning, Finance, Personnel, Renewable Energy and Science and Technology functions of the State Government besides commanding two critical districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Of the 20 years spent in Government of India, 10 were spent in the Department of Commerce and Industry and 8 in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, and TERI. He has been actively engaged in subject areas of International Trade, Industrial Policy, Sustainable Development and other related subjects. He led the preparation of the first elaborate Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020-2023) for India and also led the team which prepared the first National Environment Policy.

Mr. Kher has extensive and intensive experience of Trade Negotiations, Trade Policy, Industrial Policy, Environmental Policy and areas pertaining to Sustainable Development, Decentralized governance, etc. He has led negotiating teams for several trade agreements with leading trade partners on behalf of the Government of India over a period of 9 years.

Mr. Kher writes on subjects of his interest in newspapers, blogs etc. and has published Discussion papers / Policy Briefs on areas of interest in the RIS. He is consulted by the industry on relevant issues, advises industry associations and corporates and is on the boards of some well known companies as Independent Director.