Shri Manajit Kumar Nayak, is Director – STPINEXT, Jurisdictional Director – STPI Kolkata, along with other four sub centers i.e. Durgapur, Siliguri, Kharagpur & Haldia in West Bengal under Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt. of India. Shri Nayak is an Engineering Graduate from Utkal University and earned MBA from Sambalpur University.

He has more than 25 years of association with Government Sector as well as Corporate and 20 years experience in policy making and statutory services for IT & ITES industries. He has served in STPI in various capacities and at several location places throughout the country. His active support and decisive actions have created many opportunities for SMEs to avail maximum benefits of policies and services.

Earlier he was also looking after simultaneously the IT/ITES SEZs in the State of West Bengal for three years. He has been playing a key role jointly working with the State Government and different industries associations and chambers for various policy formations, IT/ Electronics promotional activities and key decisions with regard to development of IT sector and infrastructure. His leadership quality fulfilled to the expectations of the IT/ITES industries by providing efficient and timely support.