Shishir Priyadarshi, born on 23 October 1957, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1980 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in Physics. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including District Collector and Magistrate, Executive Magistrate, Additional Commissioner, Joint Secretary, Special Secretary, Director, and Joint Managing Director. His most recent position was Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 31 March 2002 to 1 June 2006.