Gopalkrishna Devdas Gandhi  is a retired IAS officer and diplomat, who was the 22nd Governor of West Benga. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. As a former IAS officer he served as Secretary to the President of India and as High Commissioner to South Africa and Sri Lanka, among other administrative and diplomatic posts. 

He was the Chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai from December 2011 to May 2014. He was the chairman of governing body of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, and president of its society on March 5, 2012 and served until May 2014.

Mr. Gandhi teaches at Ashoka University, where he is a Professor of History and Politics.