Dr Sanjiv Misra
Non-Executive Director
Dr Sanjiv Misra has joined the Board of the Company as a Non Executive Director w.e.f. 14 May 2010.
Dr. Sanjiv Misra, IAS (Retd) is a former member of the 13th Finance Commission, Government of India. Prior to joining the Finance Commission, Dr. Misra was Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Expenditure and in the Department of Disinvestment in the Ministry of Finance.
Born in 1947, Dr. Misra is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi and the Delhi School of Economics, As an Edward S. Mason Fellow, Dr. Misra did his M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A. and subsequently obtained his Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. While at Harvard University, he was conferred the prestigious Lucius N Littauer Fellow Award of 1987.
He combines a solid academic background with wide policy experience at the highest levels in the federal government, especially in the Ministries of Finance, Petroleum and the Cabinet Secretariat.
He has represented India in various international conferences, seminars and negotiations. He has several publications to his credit.
His interests include books, music, travel and golf.