Rajeev Topno

Rajeev Topno (born 28 May 1974 in Ranchi, Jharkhand) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1996 batch from Gujarat cadre who previously served as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank Group. Prior to that, he was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.^[1] He is a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Gujarat Cadre.^[2][3][4]

Rajeev Topno, IAS
Topno with Rajesh Khullar at The World Bank in Washington, D.C.
Senior Advisor to Executive Director of World Bank Group
In office 1 August 2020 – 4 July 2024
Executive Director	Rajesh Khullar
Preceded by	Neeraj Mittal
Succeeded by	Nikunj Kumar Srivastava
Private Secretary to Prime Minister of India
In office 14 June 2014 – 4 June 2020
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Succeeded by	Hardik Shah
Personal details
Born	(1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 (age 51) Ranchi, Jharkhand
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	(BA) St. Xavier's College, Kolkata University of Calcutta
Occupation	IAS Officer, Civil Servant

Education and early life

Rajeev Topno did his schooling from St. Thomas' Boys School, Khiderpore. He received Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and sociology from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and joined Gujarat cadre in 1998 as assistant collector at Bharuch. He served state government in different capacities at district and state level till 2009.^[3] Following that, he was on central government deputation posted as the deputy secretary at Prime Minister's Office, Delhi from 2009 to 2014. In June 2014, he was appointed as the private secretary of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.^[5]