Surendra Nath Tripathi, born on January 2, 1960, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1985 Odisha cadre. He served as Director Secretary Equivalent at the Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions Ind Institute of Administration from April 8, 2019, to January 31, 2020. His educational background includes a postgraduate degree in Political Science from Allahabad University, a graduate degree in Hindi, and an MBA in Public Policy from Ljubljana. Throughout his career, he held various positions such as Secretary, Additional Secretary, Development Commissioner, Principal Secretary, Commissioner & Secretary, Chairman, Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Managing Director, Director, Consultant, Project Officer, Project Director, and Sub-Divisional Officer