[1] He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a master's degree in development administration in 1996.
In addition, he holds a PhD on the policy and administration of e-commerce from Panjab University, Chandigarh.
[2] Singh was appointed secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 2012 and served till August 2017.
[3] Singh was secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs from 2009 to 2011.
He is currently the advisor for Bridge India, a progressive non-profit think tank set up in London in 2019.