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{{Short description|Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat and current Director general at New Development Bank}}
{{For|the [[Communist Party of India]] politician and former [[Member of the Indian Parliament]]|D. Pandian}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = D. Jagatheesa Pandian, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)
| alma_mater = ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]) ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) [[University of Madras]]
| office = 1st Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] (AIIB)
| honorific_prefix = [[Dr.]]
| image = The former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Dr. D.J. Pandian calling on the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi on February 17, 2016.jpg
| predecessor = ''Office established''
| successor =
| term_end =
| term_start = 5 February 2016
| office1 = 26th [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of Gujarat
| predecessor1 = Dr. Varesh Sinha
| successor1 = Ganga Ram Aloria
| term_end1 = 31 May 2015
| term_start1 = 1 November 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|05|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| spouse = Asha Jagatheesa Pandian
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|Retired IAS officer]]
}}
'''D. Jagatheesa Pandian''' (born 11 May 1955) is a [[retired]] [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of 1981 batch from [[Gujarat]] cadre who is currently serving as the [[Director General]] of [[New Development Bank]] in its [[Asia region]] and previously served as the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Gujarat]] and as [[Vice president]] of [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank|AIIB Bank]].

== Education ==
Pandian has a [[Undergraduate education|graduate]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]) and a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] degree ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) in [[Business administration|Business Administration]] from the [[University of Madras]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=6437&PageId=|title=D Jagatheesa Pandiyan - Executive Record Sheet|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113160446/https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=6437&PageId= |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> He also has a [[doctorate]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) in energy security.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==

=== As an IAS officer ===
Pandian served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India|Union Government]] and the [[Government of Gujarat]] during his career,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iitgn.ac.in/leadership_2015/dj_pandian.html|title=Sixth Leadership Conclave - Members - Shri D J Pandian {{!}} IAS, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat|last=|first=|date=|website=[[IIT Gandhinagar]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150621/https://www.iitgn.ac.in/leadership_2015/dj_pandian.html |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> like as the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of Gujarat, Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Mines), [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Energy and Petrochemicals), Managing Director of [[Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation]] (GSPC), Vice Chairman and Managing Director of [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]] (GMDC), Managing Director of Directorate of Information and Technology, and as the District Magistrate and Collector of Kheda and Bharuch districts in the [[Government of Gujarat|Gujarat Government]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and as a Director/Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs of [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] in the [[Government of India|Union Government]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Pandian also had a stint in the [[World Bank]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==== Chief Secretary of Gujarat ====
Pandian was appointed as the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Gujarat]] by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]] in October 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/d-j-pandian-is-new-gujarat-chief-secretary-114103001053_1.html|title=D J Pandian is new Gujarat chief secretary|last=|first=|date=30 October 2014|website=[[Business Standard]]|publication-place=[[Ahmedabad]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128035812/http://www.business-standard.com:80/article/current-affairs/d-j-pandian-is-new-gujarat-chief-secretary-114103001053_1.html |archive-date=28 November 2014 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/gujarat-govt-appoints-d-j-pandian-as-next-chief-secretary/article6548755.ece|title=Gujarat govt appoints D J Pandian as next chief secretary|last=|first=|date=30 October 2014|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|publication-place=[[Ahmedabad]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Pandiyan-is-new-Gujarat-chief-secretary/articleshow/44989154.cms?from=mdr|title=Pandiyan is new Gujarat chief secretary|last=|first=|date=31 October 2014|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[Gandhinagar]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429110834/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Pandiyan-is-new-Gujarat-chief-secretary/articleshow/44989154.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=29 April 2017 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/gujarat-government-appoints-dj-pandian-as-chief-secretary_1491821.html|title=Gujarat government appoints DJ Pandian as Chief Secretary|last=|first=|date=30 October 2014|website=[[Zee News]]|publication-place=[[Ahmedabad]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102055256/http://zeenews.india.com:80/news/gujarat/gujarat-government-appoints-dj-pandian-as-chief-secretary_1491821.html |archive-date=2 November 2014 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> Pandian assumed the office of [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] on 1 November 2014, and demitted it and simultaneously [[Pension|superannuated]] from service on 31 May 2015.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Post retirement ===
Post his retirement from [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], Pandian was appointed as the [[vice president]] and [[chief investment officer]] of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136294|title=India's nominee, Dr.D.J. Pandian appointed as the Vice-President, Chief Investment Officer of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)|last=|first=|date=10 February 2016|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114020424/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136294 |archive-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/former-bureaucrat-pandian-named-aiib-cio/article8200198.ece|title=Former bureaucrat Pandian named AIIB CIO|last=Aneja|first=Atul|date=6 February 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/aiib-appoints-dj-pandian-as-cio/article8219591.ece|title=AIIB appoints DJ Pandian as CIO|last=|first=|date=10 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] Business Line|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305015826/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/aiib-appoints-dj-pandian-as-cio/article8219591.ece |archive-date=5 March 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pandian-appointed-aiib-vice-president-116020301345_1.html|title=Pandian appointed AIIB Vice-President|last=|first=|date=3 February 2016|website=[[Business Standard]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204114143/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pandian-appointed-aiib-vice-president-116020301345_1.html |archive-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=6437&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]
* [https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/governance/senior-management/index.html Profile at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's website]
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=405159638&privcapId=302510016&previousCapId=302510016&previousTitle=The%20Asian%20Infrastructure%20Investment%20Bank Executive Profile as maintained by Bloomberg]

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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
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[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Chief investment officers]]

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