Vivek Joshi

Vivek Joshi (born 21 May 1966^[2]) is a retired IAS officer of 1989 batch from Haryana cadre who is serving as Election Commissioner of India since February 19, 2025.^[3][4] He previously served as the Chief Secretary of Haryana state from 1 November 2024 till 18 February 2025. Previously, he served as Personnel Secretary of India from 19 August 2024 till 31 October 2024. Before that, he served as Secretary of the Department of Financial Services.^[5][6]

Vivek Joshi
Election Commissioner of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 2025
Preceded by	Gyanesh Kumar
Chief Secretary of Haryana
In office 1 November 2024 – 18 February 2025
Governor	Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief Minister	Nayab Singh Saini
Preceded by	T. V. S. N. Prasad
Succeeded by	Anurag Rastogi
Personnel Secretary of India
In office 19 August 2024 – 31 October 2024
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	S. Radha Chauhan
Succeeded by	Rachna Shah[1]
Financial Services Secretary of India
In office 1 December 2022 – 18 August 2024
Preceded by	Sanjay Malhotra
Succeeded by	Nagaraju Maddirala
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
In office 20 January 2019 – 31 October 2022
Preceded by	Sailesh
Succeeded by	Mritunjay Kumar Naraya
Personal details
Born	(1966-05-21) 21 May 1966 (age 59)[2] Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	IIT Roorkee IIFT Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Occupation	Civil servant

Early life

Joshi was born on 21 May 1966 in Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2]

Education

Joshi received Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and He then earned a postgraduate diploma in International Business from the IIFT, New Delhi. afterwards He earned Degree of M.A and Ph.D both in Internal Economics from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.^[7]