Sameer Sharma

About Sameer Sharma

Dr. Sameer Sharma is a scholar-administrator who belongs to the 1985 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and has vast experience in public and corporate affairs. He has over 37 years of experience in public and private governance, which includes more than 17 years in the urban sector.He was Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh during 2021-22. As Chief Secretary he leveraged on his primary strength - to make things work which were hitherto not working. He has a Master’s in Community Planning and a Doctorate from the United States. He has written three books -\"A Textbook on Urban Planning and Geography\"(2021),\"Smart Cities Unbundled\"(2018) and \"Hourglass Management Paradigm Pathway to Excellence In Leadership\"(2015). Descriptions for each are given in the Accomplishments section below. He was chairman of the Committees set up by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to design a National Urban Policy Framework as well as the Policy on Value Capture Finance. Dr. Sharma has also received a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) from the Shankaracharya University, Kanchi, India. He has worked as a Consultant for the UNHabitat in Cambodia and International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRCS) and has delivered lectures at the Global Mayor’s Forum organized by Columbia University, NY. He has delivered a talk on his Book at the Bhopal Literature Festival (2021) and the Valley of Words. He has taught statistics and urban spatial structures to graduate students in the United States as well as delivered sessions to build the capacity of civil servants at the national and state academies. He has wide experience of turning around entities - APCO (weavers cooperative company); Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC); Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). Dr. Sharma has won several awards and appreciations, including the Award for the Best State in promotion of Community Organizations in Slums (2014) given by the President of India; Certificates of Appreciations by the Prime Minister of India for JnNURM reforms in governance in Hyderabad as well as making outstanding efforts enable Hyderabad attain a slum-free status. He was also awarded the V. Ramachandran Award for Excellence in the implementation of urban decentralization in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). After retiring as Chief Secretary in November 2022, he is working as Chief Executive to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to look after SDGs and is the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board a well.

Experience

1. Chief Executive to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Sdgs and Chairman, Pollution Control Board

   Government Of Andhra Pradesh

   Dec 2022 — Present · Vijayawada, IN

Education

• Shankarcharya University, Kanchi, TN, India

  D.Litt

  2014

• St. Stephen's College, Delhi

  Bachelor's degree

• St. Stephen's College, Delhi

  Master of Science - MS

• University of Cincinnati

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  2004 — 2008

• University of Cincinnati

  Master's in Community Planning

  2004 — 2006