Alok Ranjan

Former Chief Secretary of the State of Uttar Pradesh

Alok Ranjan is a retired IAS officer of the 1978 batch belonging to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He has 38 years of distinguished service and holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a BA (Honours) in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He retired as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, the executive head of the state. He is an established leader with extensive administrative experience across a wide range of sectors, including economics, finance, industrial governance, and others.

An established thought leader and public speaker, Ranjan has delivered talks at various educational and business forums, including the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration, CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, National Institute of Governance and Lucknow Management Association, among others.

Ranjan is the author of six books and also writes articles for leading national publications such as 'The Times of India', 'The Economic Times', 'Business Standard', 'Hindustan Times', 'ET Government' and 'The Pioneer'. He also writes a fortnightly column for 'The Millennium Post'.