D. Jagatheesa Pandian (born 11 May 1955) is an Indian civil servant from
Nagercoil. He is the current Vice President and
chief investment officer of
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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. He previously served as
IAS officer of
Gujarat cadre and
Chief Secretary of
Gujarat.
Education
Pandian has a
graduate (
BBA
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) and a
postgraduate degree (
MBA) in
Business Administration
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from the
University of Madras.
He also has a
doctorate (
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) in energy security.
Career
As an IAS officer
Pandian served in various key positions for both the
Union Government
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and the
Government of Gujarat during his career,
like as the
Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Mines),
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* Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
* Principal Secretary to the President of Pakistan
* Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Ind ...
(Energy and Petrochemicals), Managing Director of
Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), Vice Chairman and Managing Director of
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
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(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,
and as a Director/Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs of
Ministry of Finance in the
Union Government
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.
Pandian also had a stint in the
World Bank.
Chief Secretary of Gujarat
Pandian was appointed as the
Chief Secretary of
Gujarat by the
Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2014, Pandian assumed the office of
Chief Secretary on 1 November 2014, and demitted it and simultaneously
superannuated from service on 31 May 2015.
Post retirement
Post his retirement from
IAS, Pandian was appointed as the
vice president and
chief investment officer of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in February 2016.
References
External links
Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of IndiaExecutive Profile as maintained by Bloomberg
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Indian Administrative Service officers
Living people
People from Tamil Nadu
1955 births
Chief investment officers