Dr. P. Anbalagan, IAS
Chairman & Managing Director
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. (MAHAGENCO)

Dr. P. Anbalagan took over as the Chairman & Managing Director, Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited on 30th September, 2022. He is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of the Maharashtra Cadre 2001 Batch. He is Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) from Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Master in Dairying from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana. He is also pursuing M.Tech and Ph. D in Civil and Environmental Technology from Pune University, Maharashtra.In his illustrious career spanning over 21 years, he has held several important assignments in Government of Maharashtra, like Assistant Collector, Solapur & Karad, CEO Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar, Collector & District Magistrate, Ahmednagar, Joint CEO, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Member Secretary of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. Prior to current assignment, he was working as CEO, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.

Ramnath Krishnan
Managing Director & Group CEO, ICRA Limited

He has recently taken over as ICRA Limited’s Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer. In his previous role, Krishnan was the President – Ratings and Chief Rating Officer at ICRA. In his new role, Krishnan will drive ICRA’s business strategy, augment organisational capabilities, strengthen the independence and objectivity of ICRA’s culture of analytical excellence and continue to uphold the company’s high standards of corporate governance. Over the course of his 33-year long journey in banking and finance in India and abroad, Krishnan has proved his leadership in successfully managing large teams, building businesses across geographies. Before joining ICRA, Krishnan was the Chief Risk Officer at RBL. Prior to that he was with HSBC, for 23 years, where he had held senior positions in wholesale banking, private banking, investment banking and risk management, in India and overseas. Krishnan is an Economics Graduate from Loyola College, Chennai. He is a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost & Works Accountant from the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India.

Shailesh V. Haribhakti FCA
Board Chairman & Independent Director on multiple Boards in India

He has worn many hats in the corporate world & raised standards of various organizations so high, that people consider him as a serial Innovator, Pioneer, Teacher, Speaker, Author, Analyst, Entrepreneur & Citizen of the World (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam). He is not only a Chartered & Cost Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Financial Planner, Fraud Examiner, but also a Board Chairman, Audit Committee Chairperson, and an Independent Director at some of the country's most pre-eminent organizations. He has been conferred with the Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D) by Competent Boards Inc.. He has been awarded “Vivekananda Sustainability Award – 2022” by Vivekananda Youth Connect Foundation. Presented with honorary PhD “Doctor of Letters” by ITM University Mr. Haribhakti actively promotes shared value creation and a green environment through his own enterprise, and his leadership roles as Chairman of the CSR / ESG / Sustainability committees of some of the Boards that he serves on. He has successfully established the concept of “Innovate to Zero” and technology enabling CSR / ESG / SUSTIANABILTIY which is in alignment with the idea of making the impact of every intervention focused, widespread, co-operative and far-reaching.

Sunil Chari
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Rossari Biotech Limited

He is a first generation techno-entrepreneur. A businessman by choice; driven by a single-minded focus to succeed, he belongs to an elite league of business leaders who has achieved what many others would just be left dreaming about. An aggressive marketer; his ability to get work done lies in his soft skills – a down to earth approach to managing business and a flair to instantly forge a bond with his business partners and associates. He has over three decades experience. With a LTC from the prestigious VJTI in Mumbai, he started his career as a printing technologist at Century Mills in 1984. He went on the set-up Rossari Biotech in 1997 along with a friend Edward Menezes as partner. Rossari Biotech is today one of the top manufacturer of specialty chemicals for home and personal care, agro , textile and animal health and nutrition . Driven by the courage of his conviction, a single-minded vision and an aptitude to take calculated risks, He continues to deliver success to his investors, business partners and employees

John Alex
ED & Chief Executive Officer, Equitas Holdings Limited

Mr. John Alex, after graduating in Agriculture & Rural development, started his career as a Group II Gazetted Officer in Tamil Nadu State Government and served as Extension Officer (Agri) & Block Development Officer in the State Government from 1979 to 1983. Following which, he joined Indian Overseas Bank, a Public Sector Bank as a Probationary Officer and served as Agricultural Field Officer, Branch Manager, Regional Assistant Chief Officer, Senior Manager & Chief Manager in various Branches in Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh from 1983 to 2008. He then joined the Management Team of Equitas in 2008 and conceptualized and set up the team for Social Initiatives with a clear focus to address a larger spectrum of requirements of small clients in the field of Health, Education, Skill Development, Food Security, and Placement for unemployed Youth, Inclusive model for persons with disability & Trans genders. Mr. Alex has visited over 25 countries to speak about Equitas model at the prestigious UNO Vienna & John Hopkins University. Equitas won the first national CSR award from Ministry of corporate affairs

Mehul Pandya
Managing Director & CEO, CARE Ratings Limited

He has been Associated with CARE Ratings since 2000, he took over as Managing Director & CEO of the company on July 29, 2022, after serving as an Executive Director since 2017. Over the years, Mr. Pandya has successfully incubated and nurtured the company’s business in India and abroad. He is a member of the Board of Directors for all subsidiaries of CARE Ratings while also serving on the Board of the Association of Credit Rating Agencies in Asia (ACRAA). A technocrat with a management background, Mr. Pandya is the Chairman of the Special Projects and Publications Committee and Co-Chairman of the Training and Programs Committee of ACRAA. He is a CFA charter holder from CFA Institute, USA. Over the years, he has attended various leadership programmes at IIMA and the High Potentials Leadership Programme at Harvard Business School as well. Prior to joining CARE Ratings, he worked with a state-level financial institution in Gujarat for about four years and was instrumental in setting up an in-house credit rating cell for the screening of lending proposals. He has worked as a Consultant for the Asian Development Bank and conducted various training programmes on credit risk analysis in India and abroad.

Vijay Karia
Chairman & MD, Ravin Group of Companies, India

Mr. Vijay Karia is the Chairman and MD of Ravin Group of Companies. Ravin group is a leading player in the Indian power and energy. He has been Chairman of Cable Division of IEEMA. As Chairman and Managing Director of Ravin Group, he has been instrumental in leading the electrical cable segment in many ways by launching new and improved products from time to time, and has been a pioneer and largest exporter of cables from India. His is the first Indian cable manufacturing company to set up its manufacturing facility overseas in UAE. He was recently awarded as India's Most Inspiring Entrepreneur by the Economic Times, and is considered as one among the top 50 Entrepreneurs by ET today.

Nasser M. Munjee
Chairman, Tata Motors Finance Ltd.
Board Chairman & Independent Director on multiple Boards in India

He began his career in 1977 as one of the first employees of HDFC, India’s first housing finance company, where for over two decades, he rose to be an Executive Director on its board with wide responsibilities. Then in 1997, upon the request of the Finance Minister of India to set up an infrastructure finance company, Mr. Munjee was instrumental in establishing Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (“IDFC”). He is presently a director on the boards of other public companies in India, viz. Cummins India Limited, The Indian Hotels Company Limited and Chairman of Tata Motor Finance Limited, Tata Motor Finance Solutions Limited and TMF Holdings Limited. He is also the Chairman of other Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) institutions in India. He has served as the President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry and on several government task forces on housing and urban development. He has a Masters degree from the London School of Economics, UK and was earlier educated at the Leys School in Cambridge.

Arun Nanda
Chairman, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (I) Ltd.

He joined the Mahindra Group in 1973 and held several important positions within the Group over the 40 years he was with the company. He was inducted to the Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) in August 1992 and resigned as Executive Director in March 2010 to focus on the social sector and create a favourable ecosystem for senior citizens. He was a non-executive director from April 2010 till August 2014. He is currently the Chairman of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (I) Ltd. He is also the Chairman of Holiday Club Resorts Oy, Finland. Mr. Nanda is passionate about skilling of youth, particularly young girls from backward areas of the country. He was Chairman of CII National Committee on Skill Development & Livelihood from April 2017 to March 2021 and was on the Board of National Skill Development Corporation for several years. Mr. Nanda was honoured with an award of “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by the President of the French Republic, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008.

Om Prakash Bhatt
Chairman, GreenKo Group
Independent Director TCS | TATA Motors Limited | TATA Steel Limited | Hindustan Unilever Limited, et al. & Former Chairman, State Bank of India

Mr. O. P. Bhatt Independent Director on the boards of a variety of multinationals, including Hindustan Unilever Limited, Tata Steel Limited, Tata Motors Limited and the non-executive Chairman of Greenko Energy Holdings, Mauritius, a leading Renewable Energy company and Aadhar Housing Finance Limited, which is one of the largest affordable housing finance companies in India. He retired as the Chairman of State Bank Group, which includes State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest commercial bank; five associate banks in India; five overseas banks; SBI Life, the country’s largest private life insurer; SBI Capital Markets, India’s leading investment bank; SBI Fund Management; and other subsidiaries spanning diverse activities, from general insurance to custodial services. Under his leadership, SBI rose on the global list rankings of Fortune 500. He was also Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association, the apex body of Indian banks and has served as India’s economic diplomacy as government’s nominee on the India-US CEO Forum, Indo-French CEO Forum and Indo-Russia CEO Forum, forging links with a cross section of the world’s business leaders. Mr. Bhatt is a seasoned and thoughtful leader. He was nominated Banker of the Year by Business Standard and Indian of the Year for Business in 2007 by CNN-IBN.

Sanjay Jain
Group CEO, PDS Limited

Mr. Sanjay Jain is a dynamic professional with rich experience in the Retail and Media & Entertainment industries. For close to three decades, he has been instrumental in leading transformation across various industry-leading conglomerates. In his capacity as a Group Chief Executive Officer at PDS since January 2021, Sanjay Jain has been instrumental to the company’s growth trajectory. The company operates a vast global network covering over 50 offices, across 22 countries, over 3300 employees, and over 5800 factory staff and associates worldwide. Before joining the PDS, Sanjay Jain associated with the Future Group (Revenues of USD 4.7bn) as the CEO of Future Retail Limited (Revenues of USD 2.7bn), and the Group CFO of Future Group. Sanjay was earlier associated with the Zee Group and the Avantha Group, holding leadership positions in domestic and international markets. Over his career, Sanjay has raised over $4 billion from some of the world’s marquee strategic, private equity and financial investors. In his previous roles, he has been instrumental in the acquisition of companies in India, Belgium, Canada, the US, Ireland, France, and Indonesia. Sanjay has been honoured as a ‘Best CEO’ and 'Best CFO' by esteemed organisations.

Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS
Vice Chairman and Managing Director
City & Industrial Development Corporation Of Maharasthra Ltd. (CIDCO)

Dr Sanjay Mukherjee is 1996 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra, cadre, hails from Nagpur. He secured his Bachelor’s degree in Surgery, MBBS, from Nagpur’s Government Medical College besides a short-term course on Public Finance from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Chartered Financial Analyst of India and Degree of Public Administration and Finance from Toronto University. Dr Mukherjee earlier worked as Additional Commissioner (Projects), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner at Maharashtra State Excise Department, Joint Managing Director at Maharashtra Airport Development Company, Commissioner at Jalgaon Municipal Corporation and Additional Commissioner at Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Sanjay Kumar, 1984-Batch IAS officer has earlier served as Chief Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra. He completed his tenure as the CS on the date of his superannuation in February 2021.

Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra
Director - HR
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management joined Indian Oil in 1987 and has since worked on varied assignments, including Terminal Operations, Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Indian Oil’s overseas establishment among others. Currently, in the Board of Indian Oil Corporation as Director (Human Resources), he is leading the organization with a human touch and aligning various HR initiatives with Strategic Corporate Vision. He is also Chairman of Lanka IOC, Indian Oil’s subsidiary in Sri Lanka, which is into retailing, terminalling and bunkering operations in the island nation. As Managing Director of Indian Oil (Mauritius) Ltd, the Company’s overseas subsidiary, during 2012-2015, Mr. Mohapatra led a team of young professionals, registering sizeable growth in market share and profitability. He was also the first Chairman of Mer Rouge Oil Storage Terminal, a joint venture formed by four MNCs to set up modern oil storage facilities in Mauritius. Mr Ranjan has pioneered many HR policies in sports promotion, CSR, Skill-development, e-learning, ‘HR Facilitator’ etc. A firm believer in the power of possibilities and strengths of HR, he has always strived for the betterment of stakeholders.

Prabhat Pani
Executive Director - Centre for Innovation in Sustainable Development S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)

Mr. Prabhat Pani has over 37 years of rich experience as a leader. He has successfully led businesses in the Hospitality, Telecom and FMCG industries. His last assignment was with TATA Trust, Mumbai as Head- Partnerships & Technology. Prior to this role, Mr. Prabhat was Executive Director in TajSATS Air Catering which is a JV between the Taj Group and SATS Ltd., Singapore, and he was also the CEO of Roots Corporation Limited, known for Ginger Hotels. Starting his career in the TATA Group, he has wide experience across India in handling portfolios of Sales, Marketing, Operations and General Management in large companies engaged in the FMCG, Telecom and Hospitality spaces. He holds a degree in Engineering from BITS, Pilani, and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad. He is also a member of the of Governors of IIM, Sambalpur.

Dr. Sara Varughese
Managing Trustee, CBM India Trust

Dr. Sara Varughese serves as Regional Director- CBM South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka) & Managing Trustee - CBM India Trust. Previously, she has held charge of the National Vision 2020 forum -The Right to Sight, India as President. She has also served Medial Advisor for CBM South Asia Regional Office- North dealing with cross disability programs, and served the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Varughese graduated from CMC Vellore, India and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. With a Master’s in Public EYE Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Dr Varughese has experience of health systems in developed countries (UK), middle income (South Africa) and developing countries (India, Nepal, Bangladesh).

Giridhar Sanjeevi
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

Mr. Giridhar Sanjeevi, joined The Indian Hotels Company Limited from Merck & Co, the American Pharma company, where he was the CFO for South Asia. Giri started his career in ITC Ltd, where he did a variety of roles across businesses in India and the Middle East. Subsequently, Giri was with IL&FS as an Investment Banker and head of M&A. Giri spent several years with Diageo plc – he was their Global Business Development Director at London, covering M&A and Strategy. At Wockhardt, where he was a Global CFO. Giri has also built experience in Retail through stints in Shoppers Stop and Aditya Birla Group, where he was the CFO. He has won several awards including Most Influential CFOs of India award from CIMA in 2015 & 2016; CFO for the Year for Excellence in Finance in Managing a Turnaround given out by IMA (2013). He is associated with some NGOs and has been on the advisory board of Unltd India, Beyond Sight Foundation.

Dr. Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey IAS (retd.)
Chairman, National Financial Reporting Authority
former Finance Secretary, Govt. of India

Dr. Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey IAS (retd.) is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He is former Finance Secretary of India. He is also former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal agency of Government of India responsible for implementing Aadhaar. He also worked as the chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network from September 2017 to March 2021. Pandey has served as Principal Secretary (Information Technology), the managing director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation, secretary to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Deputy Commissioner (Sales Tax) and as the district magistrate and collector of a district in the Maharashtra government and as a deputy secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Indian government.

Umesh Govind Revankar
Executive Vice Chairman
Shriram Finance Ltd.

Mr. Umesh Govind Revankar holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Mangalore University and a master of business administration (MBA) in finance. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Revankar started his career with the Shriram group as an executive trainee in 1987. He has been associated with the Shriram group for the last 35 years and has extensive experience in the financial services industry. During his stint with the Shriram Group, he has shouldered various responsibilities and worked in several key roles of business operations.

Ajay Pratap Singh
General Counsel
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Sona BLW Precision Forging Ltd

Mr. Ajay Singh is General Counsel, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of Sona Comstar, a Global MNC in automotive Components. He is a qualified Company Secretary and law graduate from University of Delhi. Mr Singh has experience of 22 years in Corporate Governance, M&A, ESG, Legal, Contracts, Litigation and Compliance having worked with HCC Ltd, Lafarge India, Hero Motors etc.

Vaishali Nigam Sinha
Founder & Chair, ReNew Foundation & CSO, ReNew Power

Ms. Vaishali Nigam Sinha is the Chief Sustainability Officer at ReNew Power, one of India’s largest renewable energy IPPs (Independent Power Producer). Under the ambit of ReNew India Initiative (RII), Vaishali drives the company’s corporate social responsibility) and sustainability initiatives and is also Founding Chair, ReNew Foundation. A strong advocate of equal participation of women in economic activities, Vaishali is also passionate about issues such as climate change, sustainable development and promoting women entrepreneurs and leaders. She is a President’s invitee to Columbia World Projects – a high-level forum at Columbia University created to tackle major global challenges. She is Chair, CII’s Indian Women Network and Woman Empowerment Committee and a member of the Governing Council of the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women. In October 2020, Vaishali was named among India’s 100 most important PR & Corporate Communication professionals and listed among Asia’s Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy by Solar Quarter magazine.

Kunal Ganjawala
Indian Playback Singer

He is an Indian playback singer whose songs are mostly featured in Hindi and Kannada films. He has also sung in Marathi, Bengali and other official languages of India. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight in Hindi cinema from the film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit. The song earned him Zee Cine Award as Best Playback Singer in 2005. Thereafter he sang in many movies, such as Saathiya, Paisa Vasool, Khakee, Rudraksh, Dhoom and Meenaxi. He has sung nearly 450 Kannada Songs thus far. In February 2018, he recorded India's first jazzy ghazal Dhatt, for the Indian recording label Indian Talkie.

Yatrik Vin
CFO and Head Corporate Affairs
National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)

Mr. Yatrik Vin is a seasoned finance professional with over 3 decades of extensive experience in corporate strategy, M&A, treasury, and risk management. He is the Group Chief Financial Officer & Head of Corporate Affairs at NSE. He has played a pivotal role in transforming NSE into one of the world's most successful exchanges. He has over 32 years of experience in Corporate Strategy & Finance, M&A, Treasury, Risk Management, Taxation, Auditing & Assurance, and Performance Management. He has also been a visiting Faculty of Finance and Management Accounting at leading academic institutions. He is a recipient of prestigious honors, including ‘Best CFO of the year 2014’ by ABP News BFSI Awards and ‘Most influential CFO of India’ by CIMA, UK. Yatrik is an alumnus of the Kellogg School of Business, USA, and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Matthew Hibberd
Director, IMeG, Faculty of Communication Culture and Society at USI Università della Svizzera italiana

Professor Matthew Hibberd is Director of the Institute of Media and Journalism (IMeG) and Full Professor at the Università Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland. He is also Director of the Masters in Media Management in Lugano. He is an Adjunct Professor at the LUISS University, Rome, and also held the same position at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2005-2013). He was Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester, De Montfort, 2017-2019. From 2011 to 2016 he was Head of the Communications, Media and Culture and Professor of Communications, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Matthew Hibberd is a Fellow of the UK College of Teachers (FCollT) and the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and is currently Visiting Professor at Kasetsart University, Bangkok.

Rita Prem Hemrajani
Managing Director
National Handloom Development Corporation

Ms. Rita Prem Hemrajani is an officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS), 1990 Batch. She took over as the Managing Director of the National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. in January 2022. She has been associated with the Indian Railways for more than three decades and held various key positions in Human Resources & Administration in different zones of Railways. She was the Human Resources Head for the second largest division in Indian Railways, leading approximately 35000 employees. She has a vast experience in field offices and policy programmes at the Railway Headquarters, and also in IT and labour intensive workshops. As Director (Administration) in the Films Division, she led and conducted two international film festivals & undertook infrastructure upgradation including setting up of the National Museum of Indian Cinema.

Dr. Ruth Kattumuri
Sr. Director Economic, Youth & Sustainable Development
Directorate Commonwealth of Nations

He is Sr. Director of the Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development Directorate at the Commonwealth Secretariat. As Senior Director, she provides vision, leadership, and guidance covering areas as diverse as economic policy of small states, debt management, climate change to social development including mainstreaming of gender and youth. Ruth has led the design and development of the Commonwealth universal vulnerability index (UVI) in 2021, which for the first time assesses an understanding vulnerable or resilient developing countries in the context of economic, environmental and socio-political shocks. The Commonwealth UVI clearly highlights the challenges of climate vulnerabilities for our Small Island Developing States. She also spearheaded the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO), committing the two organizations to strengthen collaboration to address public health issues of concern to Commonwealth member states. Ruth has a PhD from the LSE and is a Cambridge Commonwealth Fellow. She has taught, trained, mentored, advised, guided, and nurtured thousands of young people to equip and enhance their talents and capabilities and career development toward attaining their full potential. She has been awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Award for her contributions.

Ms. Sireesha Chandana
Vice President Learning & Development & Sustainability
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

Ms Sireesha Chandana, in her current role of Talent Development also leads the Sustainability and CSR function for the Indian Hotels Company Limited. She has over 20+ years of experience and has been associated with the IHCL for the last two decades with extensive experience in Human resources. She has completed her certification in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur and additional certifications in the space of Climate change and Sustainability Strategy formulation. She is a certified assessor for Psychometric tools as Hogan & Occupational Personality Questionnaire. In her current role amongst other areas, she is actively involved in Assessment & Development centers, Leadership Development, Content creation and Learning & Development process design. She is responsible for collaborations with external partners and designing and co creating programs to address various environmental concerns including energy use, water conservation, reduction of pollution and waste and focusing on preserving the bio diversity. She also oversees and implements corporate social responsibility initiatives and manages the operations of the Taj Public Service Welfare Trust. She is an avid traveler, drawing insights from different cultures and cuisines and an involved sports enthusiast.

Ms. Manisha Verma, IAS
Principal Secretary
Skill Development, Employment & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of Maharashtra

Ms. Manisha Verma, an officer of the Indian Administrative Services (Batch 1993), she currently serves as Principal Secretary- Skill Development, Employment & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of Maharashtra. Previously, she has held several important positions with the Govt. of Maharashtra including Principal Secretary, Tribal Development, Secretary –Finance (Accounts & Treasuries), State Director- Higher Education Mission (RUSA), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Thane etc. With the Central Government she was Director, Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission & Director- International Cooperation & UNESCO in Department of Higher Education, and Joint Secretary, National Advisory Council (NAC), Prime Minister’s Office. She has made significant contributions in drafting and strengthening of progressive laws for Food Security, Education, Forests and Information. She has conceptualized and implemented projects with UNIEF, UNFPA, ILO, IFAD and World Bank.

Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah
Chairman, Institute of Directors
former Chief Justice of India
former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission
& National Commission for Constitution of India Reforms

Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, National Chairman of Executive Council of Institute of Directors, was a former Chief Justice of India. He was Chairman of the Human Rights Commission. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Science and in Law from the University of Mysore. He commenced general practice of law in the year 1951, and was appointed Permanent Judge of the High Court of Karnataka w.e.f. 6.11.1975 and Judge of the Supreme Court of India w.e.f. 5.10.1987. Subsequently, he was appointed Chief Justice of India w.e.f. 12.2.1993 and retired on 24.10.1994. He was 25th Chief Justice of India .Even after his retirement; he has continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues, including support for the launch of the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance.

Lt. Gen. Surinder Nath, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)
President, Institute of Directors
Former Chairman, UPSC & Former Vice Chief of Indian Army
Ex-Independent Director on Larsen & Toubro Board

Lt. Gen. Surinder Nath, PVSM, AVSM (Retd), Ex-Chairman, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, Ex-Vice Chief of Army Staff, Army Headquarters, Ex-Independent Director on the Board of Larsen and Toubro; Fellow of the Institute of Directors, New Delhi; Member of the Advisory Council, VGSOM, IIT, Kharagpur; M.Sc. in Defence Studies from Madras University; M.A. in International Relations from Allahabad University. Born on 26th June 1937, Joined National Defence Academy in 1953 and commissioned into Regiment of Artillery from Indian Military Academy in June 1957; Attended various professional courses including Survey and Target Acquisition Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA; Defence Services Staff College Course at Wellington, Nilgirs; Command and General Staff Course, Tehran, Iran; National Defence College, New Delhi.