Amber Dubey served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation from September 2019 to September 2022 via a lateral-entry appointment. During his tenure he handled portfolios including unmanned aircraft systems and drone policy, MRO and aerospace manufacturing, flying-training organisations, civil-aviation skilling, and the National Aviation University (where he also served as acting Vice-Chancellor). An IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, he earlier led KPMG India’s aerospace & defence practice, where his team worked with the ministry on the National Civil Aviation Policy (2016), the sector’s long-term “Vision 2040”, and elements of the UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme. Since leaving government in 2022, he has continued to advise industry on aviation policy and strategy.