KP Krishnan MSDE

Dr. Krishnan belongs to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) 1983 batch and has served in various field and secretarial positions in Government of India, the World Bank and with the Government of Karnataka. Before joining as Secretary Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on 1st Feb. 2017, he served as Special/Additional Secretary, Department of Land Resources, and Ministry of Rural Development from 1st November 2014. Prior to that, he was Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (2013-14), Secretary, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (2010-12) and Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (2005-2010). He has authored a number of reports on the Indian financial sector and published many academic papers on urban development and financial sector issues.