Upendra Kumar Sinha (born 3 March 1952) is a former chairman of SEBI.

[3] His term started in February 2011 and he served as SEBI Chairman for six years.

He is a member of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), belonging to the Bihar Cadre.

[5][6][7][8] On 27 March 2023, he was appointed an Independent Director of Adani-owned TV channel NDTV for a period of two years.

In 2004, he drafted the Securities Law Amendment Act, and the PFRDA Bill in 2005.