Subhash C. Khuntia has taken charge as Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

A Karnataka cadre IAS officer of 1981 batch, Khuntia has vast administrative experience of working in several departments at the Central Government, including the Ministry of Finance (department of Economic Affairs); Ministry of Human Resource Development (School Education and Literacy) and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

In the Karnataka Government, he worked in departments of finance, revenue, personnel, urban development, public works and ports. He has served as Secretary to Government of India, Department of School Education and Literacy and retired as Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka.

Khuntia holds a Doctorate in Economics and a Post Graduate degree in Economics, Computer Science, Physics, Sociology, Political Science and Philosophy.

He is also a Graduate in Law. He is an alumnus of Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and London School of Economics.