Shri Debasish Panda is an officer of Indian Administrative Service of 1987 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre. His home State is Odisha.  He joined as Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on 14th March 2022. 

Prior to joining IRDAI, Shri Panda served as Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India where he superannuated on 31.1.2022. Shri Panda also served as Joint Secretary (Health & Family Welfare), Additional Secretary and as Special Secretary (Financial Services) in the Government of India. 

Since joining IRDAI, Shri Panda has embarked upon a reform agenda with the objective of “Insurance for all” by 2047 and has undertaken numerous measures towards this end.

Shri Panda is a Post Graduate in Physics and has also done Masters in Developmental Management. He also has M.Phil degree in Environmental Sciences.  He has undergone foreign training in Public Administration from USA & Philippines.