Mr. Sharad P. Upasani

Biography

  Mr. Upasani has occupied the highest position in Maharashtra State Administration as Chief Secretary. He joined Indian Administrative Service in 1962. Prior to that, he obtained a post-graduate degree of Master of Commerce and also did his Bachelor of Law from the University of Bombay. After joining service in 1968, he did Masters in Business Administration in U.S.A. Mr. Upasani has varied experience in Administration, as he had the opportunity to work both in State and Central Government and Public Sector Corporations. At the State level, he has worked as Secretary Industry Department and also as Managing Director of Maharashtra Finance Corporation, Chairman of Maharashtra Textile Corporation and Vice-Chairman of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. At the Central level, he has worked in the Finance Ministry, Industry Ministry and Information & Broadcasting Ministry. He was also the Chairman of Company Law Board and Chairman - Bureau of Costs and Prices, New Delhi. From 1974 to 1978, Mr. Upasani was on deputation to International Monetary Fund, Washington, USA. After retirement in 1996, Mr. Upasani is practicing in the field of Corporate Law and has acted as an Arbitrator in variety of cases, including infrastructure projects. In addition to his legal practice and arbitrations, Mr. Upasani is also the Vice-President of M. Visvesvaraya Industrial Research & Development Centre, (World Trade Centre), Mumbai and President of Consumer Council of India.

Research Interest

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