Mr. N K Jain, Secretary & Chief Executive Officer of the ICSI is also Secretary of the International Federation of Company Secretaries (IFCS).

He obtained the degree in Law from Delhi University in First Class in 1974. He started his career as a Management Trainee in Shriram Group and has worked for corporate sector and industry for about 30 years holding senior positions.

He is the fellow member of the ICSI. He was elected to the Central Council of the ICSI in 1994 and was member of the Council for three years during 1995-97. He was elected to the Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) of the ICSI for two terms 1989-91 and 1992-94. He was Chairman of NIRC in 1992.

He is a Founder Trustee of the National Foundation of Corporate Governance. He is a member of the Corporate Advisory Committee of the Institute of Management Studies, NOIDA. He has been co-opted as a Member of the Academic Council of IGNOU. He had been member of various Committees of leading Industry Associations, Chambers of Commerce and professional bodies.

He has undergone a week long Corporate Governance Leadership Programme, South Asia organized by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute and Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF) at Dhaka in May 2008. He was one of the Faculty Member in Corporate Governance Leadership Programmes organized by GCGF in Mumbai and New Delhi in the year 2008. He has also attended meetings of Indo-UK Task Force on Corporate Affairs in the year 2009.

Mr. Jain has contributed several papers and articles in various professional journals, magazines and leading economic and financial dailies and addressed various workshops, seminars and conferences in India and abroad.