Jayakar Jerome, born on 22 March 1946, is a retired IAS officer from the 1983 batch of the Karnataka cadre. He holds a graduate degree in Political Science and a Diploma in Personnel Management. Over his career, he served in various capacities including Sub Divisional Magistrate, Deputy Administrator, Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Registrar, Director, Commissioner, Chief Secretary, and Chief Administration Officer. His most recent position was Additional Chief Secretary at Maharashtra from March 2005 to March 2006. He was associated with the General Administration Department during his service in the Indian Administrative Service.