Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey (born 2 February 1961; IAST: Ajaya Bhūṣaṇa Pāṇḍeya) is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He is former Finance Secretary & Revenue Secretary of India (dual role). He was also the first chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal agency of Government of India responsible for implementing Aadhaar. He also worked as the chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network from September 2017 to March 2021. He also served as Chairman of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) from March 2022 till March 2025. He also served as the Director General and CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs - the apex think tank of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from April 2024 to March 2025. In April 2025 Pandey joined Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a Vice President in Beijing, China.

Education Pandey gained a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). He earned a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota

Career Pandey has served as the Revenue Secretary of India, the Finance Secretary of India, Principal Secretary (Information Technology), the managing director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation, secretary to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Deputy Commissioner (Sales Tax) and as the district magistrate and collector of a district in the Maharashtra government; he assumed office on 31 May 2016.

Chairperson of the Goods and Service Tax Network Pandey was given the additional charge of chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Network by the ACC in September 2017. He assumed office on 10 September 2017.