T. V Somanathan

T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is an Indian bureaucrat and IAS officer who is serving as the Cabinet Secretary of India since 30 August 2024. Before this, he served as the Finance Secretary of India (Department of Expenditure). Prior to this appointment, he served as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). He also worked as Director at the World Bank Group, Washington D.C., where he initially joined under its Young Professionals Program.

Education Somanathan holds a Ph.D. in economics from Calcutta University, an Executive Development Program diploma from Harvard Business School,

Somanathan has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu,

Cabinet Secretary of India T.V Somanathan took charge as Cabinet Secretary from Rajiv Gauba on 30 August 2024 after serving as Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat.

Somanathan, T. V. & Anantha Nageswaran, V (2015). The Economics of Derivatives, Cambridge University Press.