Shri Alok Tandon, IAS (Retd.) is the Chairperson of the Commission. He assumed the post of Chairperson, JERC (for the State of Goa & UTs) w.e.f. 31st March, 2023. Shri Tandon, is an Electrical Engineer (B.Tech.) from IIT-Kanpur (1984 batch), and the recipient of the President's Gold Medal. He has a Masters degree in Public Policy from Princeton University (2006) and a recipient of World Bank’s Robert S. McNamara Fellowship. Additionally, he holds a Ph.D. in Economics. He was also awarded the Chevening Gurukul Scholarship by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the year 2010. Sh. Tandon joined Indian Administrative Service in 1986 and was allotted UP cadre. He has held various positions in the government of UP including Chairman-cum-Managing Director of UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam, Chairman-cum-CEO Noida Authority and Infrastructure & Industrial Development Commissioner. Sh. Tandon has also held significant administrative positions in the Govt of India. He has worked as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, (October, 2011 to June, 2016) and as Secretary, Ministry of Mines, (January, 2021 to September, 2022).