Sanjiv N. Sahai
Indian business executive
Sanjiv N. Sahai (born 14 January 1961) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of 1986 batch of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories cadre who is currently serving as the Independent Director of Bajaj Finserv since March 1, 2025 and before that he served as the Power Secretary of India.
Early life
Sanjiv N. Sahai was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar. He spent his childhood in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand where he attended Loyola School. He moved to New Delhi to study history at Hindu College, Delhi. He has a master's degree in public policy from Princeton University, where he focused on economic policy.
He was a Robert McNamara fellow at Princeton University, and a recipient of the Joint Japan World Bank Fellowship.
Career
Sanjiv Sahai started his career with Tata Group, and went on to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1986. He served in a range of positions, including five years in the Prime Minister's Office, where he was worked closely on road and transport infrastructure. In 2004, he was also the chairman and managing director of Delhi Transport Corporation, while serving as the Secretary-cum-Commissioner of Transport for the Delhi Government. Later in 2005, he was appointed as the chairman of the Chandigarh Housing Board by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
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