On 9th September 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved the appointment of Srinivas Injeti as the Chairperson of the Governing Board of National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE).
- He succeeds Girish Chandra Chaturvedi, whose tenure was completed in 2024.
Exam Hints:
- What? Appointment of Chairperson of the Governing Board of NSE
- Who? Injeti Srinivas
- Appointed by: SEBI
- Predecessor: Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
- Previous Key Role: Founding Chairperson of IFSCA (2020–2023)
About Srinivas Injeti:
Experience: He is a retired 1983-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Odisha cadre, brings over four decades of expertise in corporate regulation, financial services, governance, and public policy.
Leadership Roles: He served as Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) and as a Director on the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Board and its Investment Board from 1998 to 2003, and later became Chairperson of the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA).
- From July 2020 to July 2023, he was the founding Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).
Government Leadership: He served as Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) from 2017 to 2020, where he played a key role in implementing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, and was an ex-officio member of SEBI.
- He also held the positions of Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports(MYAS) and Director General(DG) of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), where he conceptualised the flagship ‘Khelo India’ programme.
Corporate Law Reforms: He led major reforms including decriminalisation of civil offences under the Companies Act, 2013, strengthening the role of Independent Directors, deregistering shell companies, and setting up the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA).
State Administration: He served as Industries Secretary and later as Additional Chief Secretary(CS) (Infrastructure Development) in the Government of Odisha.
About National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE):
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) was founded in 1992 and commenced operations in 1994.
Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)- Ashishkumar Chauhan
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
