D. J. Pandian

D. Jagatheesa Pandian (born 11 May 1955) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of 1981 batch from Gujarat cadre who is currently serving as the Director General of New Development Bank in its Asia region and previously served as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat and as Vice president of AIIB Bank.

Education Pandian has a graduate (BBA) and a postgraduate degree (MBA) in Business Administration from the University of Madras. He also has a doctorate (PhD) in energy security. like as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Mines), Principal Secretary (Energy and Petrochemicals), Managing Director of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), Managing Director of Directorate of Information and Technology, and as the District Magistrate and Collector of Kheda and Bharuch districts in the Gujarat Government, Pandian assumed the office of Chief Secretary on 1 November 2014, and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 31 May 2015.