Mr. R A Rajeev is a 1987 batch retired IAS officer, Maharashtra cadre. In his thirty-four years’ career, he has primarily worked for twelve years in urban development, four years in environment and four years in finance in addition to other sectors at state as well as central government levels. His long tenures in urban development sector as Joint Municipal Commissioner and Additional Municipal Commissioner in Mumbai, as Municipal Commissioner of Thane City and as Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA have made him adept in handling critical urban challenges and mega infrastructure projects. Furthermore, he is professionally qualified (Master’s degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University, New York, USA) to advise public organisations on policy analysis, public finance and other organisational challenges.

Alongside this, his experience in finance and environment aids him in handling urban complexities with more effectiveness and efficiency. As Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA, he managed mega infrastructure  projects, which include 340 kilometres of 

‘Mumbai Metro’ and the longest sea bridge ‘Mumbai Trans Harbour Link’ in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, costing USD 21.42 billion. His crucial tasks included mobilising financial resources through bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, tender management and timely implementation of these projects. In MMRDA, he founded a new organization, namely ‘Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited’, for operation and maintenance of the metro services, which are under construction.

R A Rajeev is a leading thinker on urbanism. He values innovation and collaboration and is passionate about changing the way we think about our urban sector. His strengths include his ability to work across a wide ranging scale and to contribute his multidisciplinary approach in urban development projects.