The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulator for the securities market in India. It was established in the year 1988 and given statutory powers on 12 April 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992.

Sl No. Name Date Range
1 Dr. S. A. Dave  12 April 1988 to 23 August 1990
2 G. V. Ramakrishna  24 August 1990 to 17 January 1994
3 S. S. Nadkarni  17 January 1994 to 31 January 1995
4 D. R. Mehta  21 February 1995 to 20 February 2002
5 G. N. Bajpai  20 February 2002 to 18 February 2005
6 M. Damodaran  18 February 2005 to 18 February 2008
7 C. B. Bhave  18 February 2008 to 18 February 2011
8 Upendra Kumar Sinha  18 February 2011- present