Shri Lokesh Chandra serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1993 batch. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering and an M.Tech in Structures from IIT Delhi. He has previously held several key positions and served in the Central Government from 2008 to 2015, including as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Steel and as Director in the Ministry of Power.