Ms. Anuradha Thakur, a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1994 batch from the Himachal Pradesh cadre, brings over three decades of administrative expertise in economic affairs, corporate governance, and financial regulation. She currently serves as the Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs and serves as an ex-officio member of both the Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India in this capacity.

Her career spans diverse leadership roles across the Government of India. As Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, she oversaw corporate governance and regulatory frameworks. She led large corporate fraud investigations during her tenure as Director of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office. As Joint Secretary at the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, she spearheaded strategic disinvestment initiatives, including the privatization of Air India, and played a pivotal role in launching Bharat Bond ETFs. Internationally, she served as Adviser to the Executive Director at the World Bank, Washington DC.

Ms. Thakur holds a Post-Graduate degree in Psychology. She has further enhanced her expertise through specialized training in Development Economics & Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a Visiting Fellow with the Centre for Advanced Study for India (CASI) at University of Pennsylvania, she worked on issues related to urban development.

Ms. Thakur has authored and published numerous articles in leading dailies and magazines on water resource management, urban development, social welfare legislation and financial inclusion.