Mr. Rakesh Sharma is an Indian civil servant who has served as Chief Secretary of Government of Uttarakhand. Mr. Sharma is a 1981 batch Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand (Since 2001) cadre Indian Administrative Service officer. An enigmatic leader and effective administrator, he has overseen development projects at both the domestic as well as international level..

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Mr. Sharma completed his graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, New Delhi. He obtained 1st division in his BA (Honors) Economics degree. He completed his postgraduate studies between 1976-1977 and received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.

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Subsequently, he became a lecturer at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and took postgraduate classes at South Campus, Delhi University. In 1996, he received a Master of Science degree from London School of Economics (LSE) where he specialized in Economics of Less Developed Countries & Labour Economics.