Shri Sandip Pradhan is presently the Whole Time Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Prior to joining SEBI he was Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Pune. Shri Pradhan is a B. Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur. In his career spanning over more than three and half decades he worked in various capacities in Income Tax Department and handled verticals like investigation, assessment, administration, judicial matters, systems, etc. across Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai and Pune.

He also contributed significantly for development of Sports in India being Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat, Member Convener of Olympic Task force formed by the Government of India and Director General, Sports Authority of India. As a Sports Administrator, he spearheaded Khelo India Scheme and Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).