Shri Sundararaman Ramamurthy is a highly motivated leader and consistent performer with a successful track record of 38 years and strong passion to lead a financial institution and motivate teams in furthering business, governance, and control. He is a Cost Accountant and member of Indian Institute of Bankers along with being a Bachelor of Science.

His diverse experience in the Indian financial markets and banking system includes leading large and complex multi-disciplinary teams, Stake Holder Management, High Corporate Governance Standards, Strong interface with Technology in innovation, implementation and maintenance of complex systems, Strategy Development, Regulatory Relationship Management, Business Development, Stringent Compliance Standards, Organizational Development & Motivation and Business Excellence to name a few.

Shri Sundararaman Ramamurthy, until recently was the MD & Chief Operating Officer in Indian arm of Bank of America (BANA) where his responsibilities included global governance and control of the banking entity in India and the securities segment. He was also a part of various Board/Leadership forums at Bank of America.

With over 20 years of work experience at National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and as a senior member of the NSE team since its inception, he was responsible for significant transformation of the Indian capital markets for over two decades. He has also worked with leading Public Sector Banks viz. Industrial Development Bank of India, State Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank.

Details of Directorships and full-time positions in Body Corporates:

Shri Sundararaman Ramamurthy currently holds Directorships in – BSE Institute Limited, BSE Technologies Private Limited, and BSE Investments Limited.

Born on 31st December 1950. Attended St. Xavier's School, Delhi and passed the ISC in the First Division. Graduated from St. Stephen's College with Honours in History. Attained First Division in LL.B from Faculty of Laws, Delhi University, and was awarded the First Prize in Moot Court and Silver Medal in Labour Laws. Captained Faculty Teams in Basketball and Tennis and was chosen Sports Secretary. Practiced in all the Courts in Delhi, although primarily in the High Court of Delhi. Handled civil, arbitration and commercial disputes. Had a special interest and consultancy on minority rights.

Member - 7th and 8th Synod, Church of North India; Delhi Diocesan Council, CNI; New Delhi YMCA, Board of Directors. Board of Governors – St. Stephen's College, Delhi; Bishop Cotton School Shimla; Queens Mary's School, Delhi; St. Stephen's Hospital, Tis Hazari, Delhi; Philadelphia Hospital, Ambala. Managing Committees of several other Christian Institutions. Pursued special interest and consultancy on Minority rights in India. Core Member of the Inter Denomination Committee under aegis of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India for recommendations of amendments to the Personal Laws relating to Christians in India.

Appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on 7th July 1999. Appointed permanent Judge on 30.10.2000. Member of the Malta Judicial Conference under the auspices of the Hague Convention; Addressed the South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation Workshop organized by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission during August 3-4, 2002; Invited by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) to the Regional Expert Conference on "Harmonized Development of Legal and Regulatory Systems for E-commerce in Asia and the Pacific: Current Challenges and Capacity Building Needs" at Bangkok, Thailand from July 7-9, 2004; Participated in the 'Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Session on enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights' from 18th to 21st September 2007 at Alexandria, Virginia, organized by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Invited by the Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom to the opening of Machaelmas Sittings on 1st October 2007; Sessions Chairman of the Third Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-frontier Family Law Issues from 22nd to 29th March 2009 organized in Malta by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Addressed the 'International Family Justice and Judicial Conference for Common Law and Commonwealth Jurisdiction', held from 4th to 7th August 2009 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, England; Member of International Association of Family Judges. Addressed "International Judicial Conference on Cross-Border Family Relocation" held in Washington D.C. from 23-25 March 2010; and addressed the '3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation in the Context of the Malta Conference' held on 11th & 12th May 2010 at Gatineau, Canada. As a Member of the Planning Committee of the Common Law-Commonwealth Conference 2009 addressed the Conference in Hyderabad in February 2011. Co-Moderator in the Conference on Mediation organized in association with Hong Kong Mediation Council and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. First Chairperson of Delhi High Court Arbitration Centre and in this capacity was involved in its establishment as well as its operation. Member, National Legal Services Authority and Executive Chairman, Delhi Legal Services Authority. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal declaring Deendar Anjuman as an unlawful Association in the year 2003. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal declaring Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) as an unlawful Association in the year 2008 and thereafter in 2010. Member, Indian Society of International Law. Member, India International Law Foundation, New Delhi.

On 12.09.2011 appointed as Acting Chief Justice – High Court of Karnataka and assumed office as Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka on 24th December 2011.

Took oath as Judge, Supreme Court of India on 24th December 2012

Retired on 30.12.2015 (F.N.)

Invited by the Japanese Government to its Symposium on Civil Aspects of Child Abduction under The Hague Conference on Private International in Tokyo in June 2016. Invited as the Guest Speaker at the commencement session of the New Delhi Conference of the International Association for Family Law, held at the India International Centre on 13th September 2016.

Appointed as FIFA Observer to oversee the elections of CAF in Cairo in September 2016. Appointed as the Sole Administrator of the Delhi District Cricket Association (January 2017-June 2018).

Appointed by the Government of Karnataka as the Chairman of the Draft Amendment Committee for Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2007.

Chairperson of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) for the term 12-07-2017 to 11-7-2020

Appointed as Sole Arbitrator, or Presiding Arbitrator, or a Member of the Arbitral Tribunal in several domestic and international Arbitrations including LCIA, ICC and SIAC, in India as well as in Singapore and London. Passed 23 Arbitral Awards till date (12 Awards as Sole Arbitrator and 11 as Presiding Arbitrator or as a Three Member Arbitral Tribunal)

Awarded the 'Capital Foundation Justice Kuldip Singh National Award' by the Capital Foundation Society, in recognition of the outstanding contribution to Environmental Protection

Academic Qualifications

Master of Science, (Social Policy and Planning), London School of Economics, 1993 Master of Arts (History), St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, 1976 Indian School Certificate, The Doon School, Dehradun, 1970

Joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1976 and allotted to the Madhya Pradesh Cadre. Career Summary

Career Summary

After superannuation was Member, Expenditure Management Commission set up to review the allocative and operational efficiencies of Government expenditure to achieve maximum output. The Commission concluded its work end February 2016 after giving a series of reports inter alia on fiscal management, defence expenditure, streamlining administrative processes and public procurement and social sector spending.

Immediately prior to superannuation, was the Union Finance Secretary (as Secretary, Department of Revenue). Had also served as Secretary (Expenditure) and Secretary (Disinvestment) as well as Secretary in the Thirteenth Finance Commission, consecutively in the Ministry of Finance, GOI since August 2007 till superannuation. Was member of the core group for the Union Budget from 2010 to 2015. Served the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) as Principal Secretary (Finance) during which tenure various reforms including fiscal responsibility legislation, outcome budgeting, extensive use of the PPP mechanism, contributory pension scheme was introduced in MP. Had also done an early stint in the Department of Economic Affairs, MOF, GOI as Deputy Secretary in the Fund Bank Division.

Have been involved in several assignments in the field of education for more than eight years, first as Secretary, School Education in the GoMP and then as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of HRD, GOI. During the latter assignment, was responsible for the launch and execution of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for universalization of elementary education.

Have served the GoMP in the field, as the District Magistrate and Collector of Sidhi Rewa, Gwalior and Bhopal Districts. In the State Secretariat, besides Departments of Finance and Education, served in the Chief Minister's Office in two stints, first as Special Assistant as a junior officer and later as Secretary to the Chief Minister.

Undertook various consultancy assignments on aid effectiveness, land acquisition and resettlement and primary education with the World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, United Nations Development Programme and Department for International Development, (UK) in India and in Washington DC, London, Kenya and Turkey

Government Committee Work

Chairman, Expert Committee on working of Cantonment Boards set up by Ministry of Defence in January 2018 (work underway).

Chairman, Committee to Study Optimum use of Defence Land set up by Ministry of Defence in January 2017 (report submitted in December 2017).

Chairman, Committee on Performance Based Payments for Better Outcomes in Rural Development Programmes set up by Ministry of Rural Development in December 2016 (report submitted in October, 2017).

Member, Expert Panel to review the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Legislation, constituted by Ministry of Finance (reported submitted in January 2017).

Chairman, Expert Group to study Objective criteria for Allocation of Resources to States and Identification and Prioritization of Beneficiaries under various programmes using SECC, Ministry of Rural Development (report submitted in January 2017)

Member, Expenditure Management Commission (report submitted in February 2016).

Chairman, Committee to recommend measures for curbing mis-selling and rationalising distribution incentives in financial products (report submitted in August 2015).

Chairman, Advisory Committee on Ways And Means Advances to State Governments, RBI (report submitted in November 2015).

Non-Governmental positions

• Independent Director, Coromandal International Limited
• Independent Director, Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited
• Independent Director, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited
• Vice Chairman, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi
• Chairman, Board of Directors, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, an independent legal think tank
• Chairman, Jal Seva Charitable Foundation (WaterAid India, New Delhi [not for profit company]).
• Director, Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, Mumbai [not for profit company]).
• Chairman, Governing Body, Parivaar Education Society, Kolkata, an NGO which works for the total care and overall development of children who are highly vulnerable to exploitation, victimization and trafficking, including orphans, street children, abandoned children, and extremely impoverished children from tribal areas.
• Member, Governing Body, Barefoot College, Tilonia. Earlier known as the Social Work and Research Centre, Barefoot College works through network of rural men and women who are known as 'Barefoot Professionals' to bring about sustainable change.
• Member, Executive Committee, Samaj Pragati Sahayog, Dewas Madhya Pradesh which works for water and livelihood security in India's most backward districts, mainly in the central Indian Adivasi belt.

Professional Experience

• 09/2014 -- 02/2016 : Member, Expenditure Management Commission
• 08/2012 – 31/3/2014 (Date of Superannuation) : Finance Secretary (since 12/2013) & Secretary, GOI , Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
• 05/2011 – 08/2012 : Secretary, GOI, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance
• 02/2010 – 05/2011 : Secretary, GOI, Department of Disinvestment, Ministry of Finance
• 08/07 – 01/2010: Secretary, Thirteenth Finance Commission
• 05/04 – 08/07: Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of MP
• 09/2003: Consultant, DFID
• 07/98 to 07/2003: Joint Secretary, Department of Education and Director General, SSA Mission, GOI
• 05/97 – 07/98: Secretary, Department of Medical Education, Government of MP
• 02/98 – 03/98 and 11/96 – 04/97: Consultant UNDP
• 10/94 – 10/96: Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of MP
• 05/94 – 06/94: Consultant, Commonwealth Secretariat
• 01/93 – 09/93: Secretary, Departments of Finance and Public Enterprises, Government of MP
• 06/90 – 01/93: Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of MP
• 02/91 – 03/91 ; 09/89: Consultant, World Bank
• 09/89 – 06/90, 08/88 – 08/89 & 04/82 – 05/84: Collector and District Magistrate of Bhopal, Gwalior, Rewa and Sidhi districts
• 06/88 – 07/88: Consultant, World Bank
• 05/84 – 05/88: Deputy Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, GOI
  

Mr. S.S. Mundra retired as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 30th July 2017 after completing a stint of three years. Prior to that, the last position held by him was as Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda from where he superannuated in July 2014. In a banking career spanning over four decades, Mr. Mundra held several important positions including that of Executive Director of Union Bank of India, Chief Executive of Bank of Baroda (European Operations) amongst others. He also served as RBI’s nominee on the Financial Stability Board (G20 Forum) and its various committees. Mr. Mundra was also the Vice-chair of OECD’s International Network on Financial Education (INFE).

Prior to joining RBI, Mr. Mundra also served on Boards of several multi-dimensional companies like the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL), Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL), BOB Asset Management Company, India Infrastructure Finance Corporation (UK) Ltd. (IIFCL), IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd., Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd., National Payments Corporation of India Ltd., etc. The experience gained in guiding these entities has bestowed him with wide leadership skills and keen insights in best practices in Corporate Governance.

Mr. Mundra has been a regular presence as a Speaker on various Forums. He has delivered more than 100 speeches/presentations on diverse issues viz. banking, financial inclusion & literacy, MSME financing, audit, Fraud Risk Management, Cyber security, Consumer Protection, Human Resource Management etc. at both domestic and international forums. Many of these speeches have been published on the websites of Reserve Bank of India and that of the Bank for International Settlements.

Mr. Mundra, a Post Graduate from University of Poona, is a Fellow Member of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (FIIB). Amity University has conferred the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.), Honoris Causa, upon Mr. Mundra, in recognition of his services in the field of banking and related areas.

He is now on the Board of BSE Ltd., DSP Investment Managers, Airtel Payments Bank Limited, Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited, Havells India Limited, PTC India Limited as Independent Director and the Non-Executive Chairman on the Boards of Acuite Ratings and Research Limited and Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, besides being on the Advisory Board of M/s. Global Risk Advisory Committee of PayU Global – Netherlands, India Advisory Board of Master Cards and CFM Asset Reconstruction Pvt Ltd and on the Governing Board of IMT – Ghaziabad, to name a few.

After graduating from Worcester College, Oxford in 1974 in politics, economics and philosophy (PPE) David has worked for nearly 34 years in the European Commission from 1977- 2011. He held a variety of posts including at the beginning of his career responsibility for oil and gas data in the Statistical Office, Luxembourg (1977-1981) during the second oil crisis; energy policy coordination and modelling in the Directorate General for Energy, Brussels (1982-1987); and then industrial trade policy negotiations during the Uruguay multilateral trade round (1987-1989).

From 1989-1992 he was a member of President Delors' "Think Tank" called the "Cellule de Prospectives" where he worked on industrial policy and wrote the first Commission document on sustainable development. In this period he co-authored a book with Professor Alexis Jacquemin on the post-1992 EU political and economic agenda called "Shaping factors, shaping actors". From 1993-1994 he was a member of Sir Leon Brittans' Cabinet and worked on various aspects of trade and industrial policy, including completion of the Uruguay Round in 1994. In 1995 he became an Adviser to President Jacques Santer in his Cabinet – covering competitiveness, industrial and telecom policies, political relations with the UK and Ireland, financial services, risk capital and various other trade and foreign policy briefs.

From March 2000 – October 2010 he was first Director, then Deputy Director-General for securities and financial markets, then for all financial services policy in DG Internal Market and Services. He helped design and drive forward the Financial Services Action Plans to integrate the EU's capital and financial services markets. He was the rapporteur for both the Lamfalussy (2000/1) and De LaRosière Committees (2008/9), chaired the Securities and Banking Committees and represented the Commission in the Financial Services Committee and in various FSB/G20 fora. He also played a leading role in the EU-US financial markets dialogue in this period.

He was the EU Visiting Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford until July 2011 and was a Member of the European Commission's Task force on Greece until the end of January 2012.

David Wright's appointment as Secretary General of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) commenced on 15 March 2012.

27 yrs Cross functional experience in Investment Banking, Finance Risk Consulting / Business transformation.
Directed and Managed Global Centers of Trading and Consulting in India, USA and the United Kingdom for Investment Banks by sourcing , training and onboarding Ivy League Talent - inc india’s IITs/IIMs
Successfully led the Risk and Product Controllership services function for JP Morgan Chase Investment Bank and delivered key breakthroughs in finance technology architecture change, in the area of Analytics and Datawarehousing, Business intelligence, Capital Risk modelling and Reporting Executed Global strategy for ABN AMRO Investment Bank Operations across Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives clearing and processing, delivered 25% efficiency using six sigma methodologies Well versed with emerging Risk, regulatory, compliance issues relating to Investment Banking, with specific analytical skills for Consulting & process change management

Key accomplishments

Structured first P&C reinsurance capital markets risk transfer of an Asian Insurance multiple perils exposure sold down to a Sidecar vehicle and subsequent capital structuring including the underwriting of USD 150m Structured Notes- Series A/B Structured and priced a prepaid financing facilities for international banks to build India portfolio assets in the energy Sector.

Developed first Asian Ethical Index methodology using a crossover of PRI and Nordic ESG standards. This Index is now set up for a private ETF business. Directed the Carbon Emissions Cap & Trade Markets Primary Origination in India for EU ETS programs of Deutsche Bank yielding emission credits for CDM of over US$25m. Directed the development of the Global Markets award winning Quantitative Finance analytics platform - Tradefinder AB, the first comprehensive “IIT grads” developed software innovation in the Banking industry with more than 2000 trading installations globally.

Career History

• Ohum Healthcare Solutions Ltd. Leadership Acuitas Global LLp,Consultant Advisor 2011-16
• Deutsche Bank Group, M Director 2007-11
• JP Morgan , Executive Director 2005-07
• ABN Amro, WCS Head Global Markets Ops 2003-05
• DSL Software, Director Consultant 2002-03
• Commerzbank AG , India Country Head CF 1999-02
• SocGen Crosby , South Asia CF 1995-99
• HSBC , India Merchant Banking 1994-95
• American Express Bank 1990-94

Education

• Masters in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Bombay in 1990.
• Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1987.
• Certificate in Quantitative Finance – Wilmott Training- 2009
• Certified Finance Risk Manager – 2007
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt for services Quality ASQ -2004

Other Assignments

Visiting Faculty to SP Jain Institute of Management, in areas of Business Information Systems Strategy, Investment Banking . Visiting Faculty – NMIMS – Strategy . Banking / Capital Markets Domain Contributor and Sponsor partner Knowledge Platform plc – (www.knowledgeplatform.com) a e-Learning company focused on Banking and Risk Management Training. Advisor– Tigris Consulting – a Global Infrastructure advisory Firm that warehouses risk.

Shri Jagannath Mukkavilli is the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India with effect from March 13, 2023. Joining LIC in the year 1988 as a Direct Recruit Officer, Shri Jagannath brings with him rich experience of over three decades across various functions of the Corporation. Before taking charge of the current assignment, he was the Zonal Manager (In Charge) of South-Central Zone, where he led the Zone's transformation by driving performance on vital metrics. Under his stewardship, the Zone scripted newer heights in New Business growth by nurturing a performance-oriented culture and driving a consumer-centric service model. Earlier, he was Head of Bancassurance for the South-Central Zone and thereafter, the Regional Manager (Marketing) of the same Zone at Hyderabad and Bangalore locations. He also held the helm of Ernakulam, Dharwad and Bangalore-I Divisions in his earlier role as Senior Divisional Manager. Shri Jagannath's international experience comes from his tenure as Chief Executive Officer and Manager Director of LIC (Lanka) Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka between 2009 and 2013.

Shri Jagannath is a commerce graduate with CA (Inter) and holds a Post- Graduate Diploma in Marketing, International Post-Graduate Diploma in Life Insurance, General Insurance & Risk Management from the Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM), Hyderabad. He is an Associate of the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai locations.

Details of Directorships and full-time positions in Body Corporates:

Shri Jagannath Mukkavilli currently holds Directorships in – Life Insurance Corporation of India, LIC Housing Finance Limited, LICHFL Asset Management Company Limited, Life Insurance Corporation (International) BSC (c) - Bahrain, LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation, National Insurance Academy, Grasim Industries Limited, LIC (Lanka) Limited.

Rajeshree Sabnavis specialises in tax advisory and transaction tax matters and has over 20 years of experience in advising clients on their cross border acquisitions and implementing the India business strategy for multinationals. She has also advised multinationals including Fortune 500 companies in the areas of tax and transfer pricing, and has assisted large Indian Companies in implementing their transfer pricing across jurisdictions in the ITES sector. She has worked with some of the larger portfolio investors investing in India including some of the large Institutional investors in managing their tax compliance and litigation in India.

Rajeshree is part of the Direct Taxation Committee with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce where she is a Co-Chairperson. In this capacity, she has represented India business Houses and Multinationals on various tax issues before the Central Board of Direct Taxes. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary.

Sushri Jayshree Vyas, a professionally qualified Chartered Accountant has been working as the Managing Director of Shree Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank, Ahmedabad since 1986 which has more than 5,00,000 women clients. During her tenure she has taken active steps to introduce and operate an Integrated Micro Insurance Scheme for women working in the informal sector. This scheme was introduced for the first time in the country and in a short period of three years covered more than 150,000 women. She has also devised and implemented various housing finance schemes, which have been accessed by over 20,000 poor women. She has introduced, organized and managed savings groups of poor women in more than 5000 villages in nine districts of Gujarat. This scheme has helped more than 150,000 women start saving for the first time in their lives, and availed credit facilities for coming out of the vicious circle of Poverty. In addition, she has prepared modules and manuals for providing training for running effective saving and credit programs for various national voluntary organizations involved in similar activity

In the year 2001, financial literacy programme was introduced in Sewa Bank, first of its kind in India – at initiative of Sushri Jayshree Vyas.
In the year 2006, Micro Pension Scheme was introduced for Sewa Bank Members (Unorganized sector workers) under her leadership.
Some of her key appointments included:

• Managing Trustee in Indian School of Micro finance for women (ISMW, Ahmedabad).
• Board Director in Ananya Finance for Inclusive Growth Pvt. Ltd.
• Board Director in TFC (Trade Facilitation Center).
• Board Director of Gujarat Urban Cooperative Bank Federation.
• Member of Advisory Committee of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)- Investor's Protection and Education Fund" (IPEF).

Mr. Shiavax Jal Vazifdar, was born on 4th May, 1956.

He studied in Rishi Valley School and in St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. After obtaining a BA he did his LL.B. from the Hinduja Law College, Mumbai. He enrolled as an advocate on the rolls of Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa on 17th October, 1980. He practised as an advocate mainly in the Bombay High Court on both, the Original Side and the Appellate Side.

He was sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 22nd January, 2001, was confirmed as a Judge of the Court on 22nd January, 2003, and continued working as a Judge of the Bombay High Court till 14th December 2014.

He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court from 15th December, 2014 and continued working in that position till he was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Punjab Haryana High Court on 7th August 2016. He retired as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 3rd May, 2018.

Former Director of IIT Bombay and currently the K.N. Bajaj Chair Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering. Did his B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1985 and M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) from University of Calgary in 1987 and Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) in 1990 from University of California. He has held a number of important positions at IIT Bombay, including Head, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Dean (International Relations) and Deputy Director (Academic & Infrastructure Affairs). He has received several major awards recognizing his research excellence, which include the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (CSIR), Swarnajayanti Fellowship (DST), J.C. Bose Fellowship (DST) and the G.D. Birla Award among several others. Prof. Chaudhuri was conferred with the prestigious title “TUM Ambassador” by Technical University Munich (TUM), Germany, and D.Sc. (honoris causa) from Burdwan University. He is a Fellow of IEEE (USA), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc.), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and National Academy of Science India (NASI). He has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. He has 115 journal publications and over 245 conference presentations with about 12000 citations, he has authored 8 monographs and filed 13 National/International Patents. He has guided 33 Ph.D. students and over 120 M.Tech. students.

Shri Nandkumar Saravade holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad and a master’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

He commenced his career in 1987 as an officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS). As an IPS officer, he worked in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal, before joining the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In his seven year stint in CBI, he looked after enforcement of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and investigation of bank frauds and economic offences.

He was also on secondment to National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), as Director, Cyber Security and Compliance for three years.

In 2008, he took voluntary retirement from the IPS and joined the private sector. In this phase of his career, he worked as General Manager in ICICI Bank, Director in Citibank and Advisor to Ernst & Young. He took over as CEO, Data Security Council of India in July 2015.

He joined the Reserve Bank of India in June 2016 to set up its IT subsidiary, viz Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT). He was ReBIT’s CEO for five years, till May 2021.

Currently, he works as a Strategy Advisor to various organizations, with a focus on security, ethics, innovation, and compliance. He is a regular speaker at apex training institutes, technical conferences and industry forums.

Dr. Padmini Srinivasan is a faculty in the Finance and Accounting Area at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB). She is also the Chairperson Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship. Previously, she was the chairperson of the PGP (MBA) Programme.

Education:
She has a PhD from the National Law School of India Bangalore, is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce.

Work Experience:
As a faculty at IIMB, her teaching and research interests are in the areas of Financial Accounting and Reporting, Corporate Governance, Environment Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk Management. Her teaching career includes teaching in institutions such as the Indian Institute of Information Technology Bangalore and the University of Exeter, UK. She has presented papers at conferences and published research papers in academic journals.

Before joining IIMB, Dr. Srinivasan worked in the industry for more than fifteen years in various positions in Finance, Treasury, Planning, MIS, and Accounting. Her industry stint also includes consulting for a multinational firm in Indonesia. She has been a consultant and a corporate trainer to many organizations in the areas of finance and governance both in India and as well as abroad. As part of the executive education, she has designed and conducted programmes for several organizations in various industries such as power, infrastructure, banks, and others both in India and abroad. She has offered board level corporate governance programs for independent directors as well as executive directors.

Dr. Srinivasan, in the past, has been a special invitee and a member of the Accounting Standards Board of India and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of India. Currently, she is a Member of the Finance and Audit committee of IIM Bangalore and the Finance Committee of IIM Vishakhapatnam. She is also a member of the Academic oversight body of the International Integrated Reporting Council.