Arun Goyal, born on August 3, 1959, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1985 AGMUT cadre. He served as Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat Department from July 2, 2018, to August 31, 2019. His educational background includes a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Delhi University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and a Certificate in French. Throughout his career, he held various positions 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 IAS Officers.