Dinesh Kumar Jain, born on 25 January 1959, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1983 Maharashtra cadre. He held the position of Chief Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra. His educational qualifications include a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA in Business Administration, and a PG Diploma in Human Resource Management. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities such as Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Secretary, Programme Director, Director, Private Secretary, Deputy Secretary, CEO, Deputy Commissioner, and SDO. He received recognition for Quality Management Systems in Zila Parishads from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.