Desh Deepak Verma (born 26 June 1953[1]) is a 1978–batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

[2] He formerly served as the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2021.

[3][4] He is former Director general of Sports Authority of India in Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from May 2011 to July 6, 2012.

Inter College, Baxipur, Gorakhpur, and after Verma's master's in M.A.

in physics from Allahabad University, after his completion of M.A., they earned degree of MBA in International Business from Australia.