J.K. Dadoo

Mr J.K. Dadoo, IAS (Retd.) holds a Master degree (MBA) in Marketing from IIM, Ahmedabad. He is also Bachelor of Law (LLB) from Delhi University and topped Delhi University in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from St. Stephen's College. He has been with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry since 2011, first as Joint Secretary and then as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser and superannuated in Dec. 2017. He has over 30 years’ experience of working in various senior positions in the Government of India and State Governments, such as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi, Principal Secretary (Environment) in Govt. of Delhi, Additional Commissioner of Sales Tax in Delhi, Secretary to Governor of Goa, Development Commissioner & Acting Chief Secretary, Goa, Deputy Commissioner, Arunachal Pradesh, Administrator of Lakshadweep (Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Secretary) etc. He also worked as Counsellor Coordination in the Embassy of India, Moscow, Director (Air Force) in the Ministry of Defence. Mr Dadoo served as a Board member of 7 big Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) which include MMTC Ltd., The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC), India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), National Textiles Corporation LTD. (NTC), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Cotton Corporation of India and Jute Board and also chaired the Audit Committee of said PSUs. He also served a member of the Committee of Approvals for projects of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) and Exim Bank funded by the Ministry of Commerce.”