Bhanudas Palawe, born on January 6, 1970, is an Indian Administrative Service officer from the 2013 batch, Maharashtra cadre. He holds an M.Sc. in Agriculture from Mahatma Phule Agriculture University. Currently, he serves as the Managing Director of Maharashtra State Financial Corporation (MSFC) since May 5, 2025. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad. He has been recognized with the Maha AWAS Bhiyan Special Award for 2020-2021 and achieved targets under the Rashtriya Gram Swarajya Abhiyan for training elective members and government officials during 2022-2023. He continues to serve in the IAS.