Kosaraju Veerayya Chowdary

Kosaraju Veerayya Chowdary did his graduation in Mathematics from Loyola College Chennai in the year 1973 and Post Graduation in Mathematics from IIT, Chennai in the year 1975.

He started his career as a probationary officer in Andhra Bank from 1976 to 1978. He later joined the Indian Revenue Service in September 1978 through the Civil Services Examination of 1977. On deputation, he went to the Department of Revenue as Under Secretary during 1985- 87 and to the Department of Company Affairs as Deputy Secretary from 1987 to 1989. He was Secretary to the Company Law Board for about one and half years and held several Executive Positions until he retired as Chairman of CBDT on 31 st October 2014. On Superannuation, he was appointed as an Advisor to the Department of The Revenue on issues relating to black money. He was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner from June 2015 to June 2019 by a warrant issued by The President of India. He is a Member of the Advisory Board of Comptroller and Auditor General of India. He was elected as a Member of The Executive Committee of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Agencies.