Satya Narayan Mohanty

Shri Satya Narayan Mohanty served as the Secretary General of India's National Human Rights Commission. Prior to his appointment to the NHRC, he worked as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He has two Masters degrees in English and Economics, a Masters in Public Administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and LLB from Osmania University. He also has an M. Phil on "National Security & Strategic Studies" from National Defence College, New Delhi. He was also a SPURS Visiting Scholar at M.I.T., Massachusetts, U.S.A. He served as Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority and Director General, Supplies & Disposals. He was also Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce and in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare besides being Senior Advisor in the Planning Commission. In Andhra Pradesh, he served as the Vice Chairman, Housing Board; Managing Director, Warehousing Corporation; Finance Secretary and Secretary, Tourism & Culture.