Arun Goyal, born on August 3, 1959, is a retired IAS officer from the 1985 batch of the AGMUT cadre. He served in the Cabinet Secretariat Department, holding the position of Secretary from July 2, 2018, to August 31, 2019. His educational background includes a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Delhi University, a PG Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and a Certificate in French. Throughout his career, he held various roles such as Special Secretary, Additional Secretary, Principal Secretary, Minister, Director, Chairman & MD, Chief Electoral Officer, Finance Secretary, and Deputy Secretary. He received a Policy Brief award during the Phase V Mid Career Training Programme for