Course Team - lbsnaa

Finance Secretary of Daman and Diu, Dadar Nagar Haveli & Andaman Nicobar Administration and Secretary to a
Chief Minister. He has worked as the Executive Head of a National Level Non Governmental Organization and as
Director, South Asia of a Research Group.
Jaspreet Talwar, IAS (1995: Punjab) Deputy Director (Sr)
Graduated in Science from MCM DAV College, Chandigarh. Completed LLB and LLM from Punjab University.
Awarded UGC Junior Reserarch Fellowship for pursuing Doctorate in Laws before joining the IAS. District training in
Ropar before being posted as SDM in Tarn Taran (then Amritsar district). Later served as Additional Chief
Administrator for both Anandpur Sahib urban Development Authority (ASUDA) and Punjab Urban Development and
Planning Authority (PUDA); Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies and Secretary, Punjab State Electricity Board.
Deputy Commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib District from 2005 to 2007. Served as Special Secretary, Finance & Tourism
along with charge of Director, Institutional Finance & Banking and Disinvestment. Areas of interest : Infrastructure and
Public Private partnerships, Health, Tourism, and Finance. Joined LBSNAA in April, 2009.
Jayant Singh, IRTS (1994 batch) Deputy Director (Senior)
Is a postgraduate in History from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi. Thereafter, he was allotted the Indian
Railway Traffic Service in 1994. He worked in Western Railways in Gujarat and Rajasthan, where he handled bulk
goods operations, passenger and freight marketing and was associated with the handling and transportation of port
traffic of Kandla and the rail linking of Adani Port at Mundra. He was extensively involved with the relief and
rehabilitation work at Kandla & Bhuj following the 1999 cyclone & 2001 earthquake respectively. He worked on
deputation with Container Corporation of Indian between 2002 and 2007 and launched the first double-decker
container train in Asia in 2006. His last posting was as Director Tourism & Catering in the Ministry of Railways from
2008-2011 where handled the management & operations of Luxury tourist trains like Palace on Wheels and played a
key role in the introduction of three new trains in eight different circuits during this period. Joined LBSNAA as Deputy
Director (Sr.) on 23.3.2011. His hobbies include reading History, current affairs, particularly military history and Central
Asian Affairs, watching films and quizzing and enjoys playing cricket and Squash and would like to learn horse riding.
Nidhi Sharma, IRS (2000) Deputy Director
PGDBM from GHSIMR Kanpur , and PGP-PMP from I IM Ahmedabad. Worked as Assistant Commissioner of Income
Tax Imphal for 3 years, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Imphal for 2 years, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
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