The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced that Sandip Pradhan took charge as a Whole Time Member in Mumbai on 4 December 2025. His responsibilities include the Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department, Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department, Information Technology Department, Office of Investor Assistance and Education, and the National Institute of Securities Market. Before joining SEBI, Pradhan served as Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Pune and has worked across multiple functions in the Income Tax Department; he holds a BTech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur.