Shri Sandip Pradhan has taken charge as Whole Time Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in Mumbai on December 04, 2025. Prior to joining SEBI he was Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Pune.

Shri Pradhan handles Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department, Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department, Information Technology Department, Office of Investor Assistance and Education and National Institute of Securities Market.

Shri Pradhan is a B. Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur.

In his career spanning over more than three and half decades he worked in various capacities in Income Tax Department and handled verticals like investigation, assessment, administration, judicial matters, systems, etc. across Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai and Pune.

He also contributed significantly for development of Sports in India being Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat, Member Convener of Olympic Task force formed by the Government of India and Director General, Sports Authority of India.

As a Sports Administrator, he spearheaded Khelo India Scheme and Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).