Srinivas Injeti appointed as new Chairperson of NSE Governing Board

Srinivas Injeti, Public Interest Director, has been appointed as Chairperson of the Governing Board of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), effective September 9, 2025, with SEBI's approval.

Srinivas Injeti, a retired IAS officer from the 1983 batch, has over four decades of leadership in areas like corporate regulation, financial services, governance, and public policy. He served as Union Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from 2017 to 2020, where he spearheaded reforms in insolvency, competition, and company laws. His contributions include establishing the NFRA, creating the Independent Directors’ databank, enhancing corporate governance, and strengthening the CSR regulatory framework.

Serving as the founding Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) from 2020 to 2023, he pioneered India’s first international financial regulator and led efforts in global banking, FinTech, sustainable finance, the funds ecosystem, the SGX-NSE IFSC Connect, bullion exchange, aircraft leasing, GCCs, and associated services.

Earlier, in his roles as Union Sports Secretary and Director General of the Sports Authority of India, he devised the Khelo India programme and reformed India’s sports governance structure. He also headed the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and completed international assignments with the UN in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Injeti has been a board member at SEBI, LIC, and various public sector undertakings. Additionally, he served on the Financial Stability and Development Council of India from 2017 to 2023, according to the release.

He holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, and an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate Business School, UK. His career combines policy leadership, regulatory innovation, and international engagement, where he has significantly contributed to institutional reform, governance improvements, and systemic policy development.

He has proven expertise in managing complex organisations, developing regulatory frameworks, and building international connections.