Dr. S. P. Vasudeva belongs to 1982 batch of Indian Forest Service of Himachal Pradesh Cadre. He has done M.Sc. (Hons.), M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Botany from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and MBA from University of Hull, U.K. In addition to various assignments in Forests Department, he had the opportunity to work as a Director (External Assistance) in Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India, Member Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Joint Secretary cum Project Director at National Disaster Management Authority. He retired on superannuation in September, 2016 as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) of Himachal Pradesh, India. He has written a book and about 20 papers in various journals of repute.