Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Tuhin Kanta Pandey (born 8 July 1965 ) is a retired 1987 batch IAS officer of the Odisha Cadre who serves as the 11th and current Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India since March 1, 2025.

Early life and education Pandey was born on 8 July 1965 in Chandigarh, and an MBA from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Career Pandey is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1987 batch Odisha Cadre and has a nearly four-decade long career in public administration starting as the executive director of the Odisha State Financial Corporation (OSFC) and managing director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) before serving as the district collector and magistrate of Odisha's Sambalpur district. As Secretary of (DIPAM) Pandey oversaw the privatisation of Air India and the initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation(LIC).

In September 2024, Pandey was appointed as Finance Secretary succeeding T. V. Somanathan and in January 2025, Pandey took charge as the Secretary, Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance.

Pandey was appointed as the 11th Chairman of SEBI on February 27, 2025, for a three-year term and assumed office on 1 March 2025 succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch.