Shaktikanta Das, born on 26 February 1957, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1980 Tamil Nadu cadre. He holds postgraduate and graduate degrees in History. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including Principal Secretary-2 to the Prime Minister at New Delhi, Governor, Secretary, Project Director, Commissioner, Joint Secretary, Chief Executive, Managing Director, Executive Director, District Collector, Special Officer, and Additional Secretary. He is proficient in English, Hindi, Oriya, and Tamil. His extensive administrative experience spans multiple high-level roles across government departments.