Radha Krishna Panday is a retired Canadian diplomat with four decades of experience in trade, diplomacy, and development finance. His career spanned Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), and the Asian Development Bank. He holds a BA (1984) and an MA (1987) in Economics from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Panday combined senior roles in Ottawa with a series of demanding overseas assignments. At headquarters, he served as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister of International Trade, Director of GAC’s Softwood Lumber Division, and Director General of AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat. Abroad, he held postings in Port of Spain, Singapore, Seoul, Washington, D.C., and Beijing.

Mr. Panday represented Canada in a number of leadership roles, including as Canada’s first Consul General in Dubai, Minister (Commercial) in Beijing, and Executive Director on the Board of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, with responsibility for Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Nordic countries. While at the Bank, he chaired the Audit and Risk Committee and served as Dean of the Board. He concluded his career as Canada’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2022–2026).