Sanjay Mitra (born 6 May 1959) is a retired 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of West Bengal cadre.

Mitra holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in physics,[3][4] a postgraduate degree in economics,[3][4] and a Master of Public Administration in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

[3][4] Mitra has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal,[3][4] such as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), chairman and managing director of the Grid Corporation of Odisha, chairperson and managing director of the Orissa Thermal Power Corporation (on deputation to Odisha cadre), Resident Commissioner of West Bengal and as the district magistrate and collector of the North 24 Parganas district in the West Bengal government,[3][4] and as the Union Road Transport Secretary, joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office and as a deputy secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development in the Indian government.

Mitra served as an officer on special duty, in the rank of secretary, till Kumar's retirement, he formally took charge on 25 May 2017.

[13][14] After retiring from the IAS, Mitra became a professor of practice at the School of Public Policy at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.