Sri. S. V. Ranganath

Sri S. V. Ranganath is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1975 batch (Karnataka cadre) with a distinguished career in public administration and financial governance. He holds an M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Delhi. Over nearly four decades, he served in senior leadership roles in both the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka. His assignments included Chairman of the Indian Coffee Board, Resident Director at the Indian Investment Centre, Abu Dhabi, Principal Secretary to successive Chief Ministers of Karnataka, and Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Department of Space. He also served as Member (Finance) of the Space Commission, Atomic Energy Commission, and Earth Commission.

Sri Ranganath retired in October 2013 as Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka. Post‑retirement, he served as Non‑Executive Chairman of IFCI and Vice Chairman of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council, and was a member of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He currently chairs NABFINS, a NABARD‑promoted microfinance institution, and serves on the boards of several leading organizations, including IIHS, Coffee Day group companies, and ** Jana Capital**.