Sameer Sharma

Dr. Sameer Sharma is a scholar-administrator who belongs to the 1985 batch of the IAS and has vast experience in public and corporate affairs. He has over 37 years of experience in public and private governance. Presently, he is the Directo General and CEO of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, a think tank under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The IICA has been turned around – from a loss making organization in 2018 to a profit making entity in 2021. He was a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Business and Human Rights Committee set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as well as the Fresh Start Committee set up by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.
He has a doctorate from the U.S. and has received a D.Litt from the Shankaracharya University, Kanchi, India. He has written 3 books – Smart Cities Unbundled, Hourglass Management Paradigm and A Textbook on Urban Planning and Geography. He has extensively published and has contributed several chapters in books and is a regular contributor to journals and newspapers.