Amitabh Rajan is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Maharashtra cadre 1979 batch and the former Home Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. He currently heads the Reserve Bank of India Services Board as its Chairman, and is also an Independent Director in the Board of the State Trading Corporation of India.
Rajan has written several books, including “Ethical Dimensions of Administrative Power”, “Sociology of Human Rights” and “Explorations in Local History and Literature”. He has also authored over 15 research articles including the publications in Indian Journal of Public Administration.
Rajan holds a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Master of Arts (with Distinction) in Modern History and a Doctorate in Sociological Jurisprudence from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
