Dr. Ajay Dua a graduate of St Stephens’ college and a career civil servant, joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1971.
He has held a variety of senior assignments in the Government of Maharashtra and the Government of India, including as Managing Director of industrial promotion corporations, Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power.
Dr. Dua was also the Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, between July 2005 and July 2007. Currently, Dr. Dua is a senior business advisor/board member of several multinational corporations.