Apurva Varma, born on October 10, 1961, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1987 Tamil Nadu cadre. He holds a graduate and postgraduate degree in Political Science. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including District Collector, Sub Collector, Additional Collector, Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Executive Director, Additional Secretary Director, General Manager Director Equivalent, Commissioner and Managing Director, Industries Commissioner and Director, Managing Director and Principal Secretary, and Principal Secretary. His most recent position was Additional Chief Secretary and CMD Secretary at Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, starting from October 14, 2019.