Mr. Maheswar Sahu is an ex-senior civil servant with over 30 years of leadership experience in Central and State Governments. He joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1980 and has served the Government of India and Government of Gujarat in various capacities for more than three decades before retiring as Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Gujarat in 2014.

Mr. Maheswar Sahu’s career span includes more than 20 years of service in industry. He has more than 10 years of active involvement in Public Sector Undertaking Management and has worked for more than 3 years in United Nations Industrial Development Organization. He was instrumental in organization of four Vibrant Gujarat events.

Before retiring as Additional Chief Secretary (Industries & Mines), Mr. Sahu had also served as Vice Chairman & MD, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT, Project Director, International Centre for Advancement of Manufacturing Technology, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India, Industries Commissioner, Government of Gujarat, Commissioner of Information Technology and MD, Gujarat Informatics Limited, Joint Secretary, Government of India, Joint Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Managing Director, Gujarat Tourism Corporation and also Head of the District Administration for about eight years.

Mr. Sahu has extensive exposure in Administrative roles, Project Management, IT projects, Marketing and policy making at District, State and Central levels and he has also contributed towards infrastructure development, infrastructure financing, investment, IT development and technology promotion as well as private sector development. He had extensive interaction with International/ National/State Level Industry and Trade Bodies.

Mr. Sahu’s area of specialization includes Strategic Planning, Decision Making, Leadership, Connect & Influence, Coaching, Organization & Institution Building, Large Scale Project Management, Environment Management, Policy Making, and Corporate Social Responsibility.