Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Sandip Pradhan Appointed SEBI Whole Time Member
Sandip Pradhan has started a new job as a Whole Time Member at SEBI, which is the organization that regulates the stock market in India.
He will be responsible for overseeing various departments, including those that deal with foreign investors and alternative investment funds.
Before joining SEBI, he worked as the Director General of Income Tax in Pune.
He has a degree in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and has also contributed to the development of sports in India.
He has been involved in important sports initiatives like Khelo India and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
Sandip Pradhan has taken charge as SEBI's Whole Time Member on December 4.
He will oversee market intermediaries, AIFs, FPIs, IT division, investor education, and securities market education.
Pradhan previously served as Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Pune.
He has a career spanning over three and a half decades in the income tax department.
Pradhan is a B Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and has contributed to sports development in India.
- Who
- Sandip Pradhan
- What
- Appointed as Whole Time Member of SEBI
- When
- December 4
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To oversee regulation and supervision of market intermediaries, AIFs, FPIs, IT division, investor education, and securities market education
- Name
- Sandip Pradhan
- Position
- Whole Time Member, SEBI
- Start Date
- December 4
- Previous Role
- Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Pune
- Education
- B Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur
- Responsibilities
- Regulation and supervision of market intermediaries, AIFs, FPIs, IT division, investor education, and securities market education
- Sports Contributions
- Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat; Member Convener, Olympic Task Force; Director General, Sports Authority of India; spearheaded Khelo India and Target Olympic Podium Schemes