Sanjiv Mahajan, Office for National Statistics
Sanjiv Mahajan is currently the Head of Methods and Research Engagement in the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), and in that capacity, manages relations with the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) and leads the evaluation and approval of new and changing methods feeding into the UK national accounts. Sanjiv earned a BSc Honours Degree in Mathematics from Royal Holloway College, University of London, before working in the private sector (as a stockbroker and a retail manager) and then the public sector. Sanjiv joined the then UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), and over many years, he has developed a unique blend of knowledge and experience gained by working in various posts across the UK Economic Accounts. Moreover, Sanjiv has represented ONS and the UK in various international meetings, task forces, working groups, workshops, conferences, presentations, seminars and webinars and has provided training and teach-ins to a range of suppliers and users within the UK and overseas. For example, Sanjiv has served as a member of the United Nations Advisory Expert Group on National Accounts, Council member and President of the International Input-Output Association, member of the OECD Bureau of National Accounts, member of the United States Economic Commission for Europe Steering Group of the Expert Group on National Accounts, Chair of the UN 2025 SNA Communications Task Team, and one of the five Supporting Editors on the SNA Update Team for the 2025 UN System of National Accounts.