Board of Governors
Mr. Arun Kapur
Chairman
An educator with over four decades of experience, Arun Kapur is the Chairman of Ritinjali, an NGO that
works
with the marginalized sections of society; and founded Pallavanjali, which promotes inclusive education. He
is
also the Director of Vasant Valley School which is among the most reputed institutions in the country. In
the
past, he has served as a Member of NCERT as well as the Central Advisory Board of Education and the NCTE
panel.
He has authored two acclaimed books: "Transforming Schools - Empowering Children" and "Leading Out - the
True
Purpose of Education".
Ambassador Sudhir Vyas
Member
Sudhir Vyas retired as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, after over 36 years with the Indian
Foreign Service which he joined in 1977. In the course of his career, he has served as Ambassador of India
to
Germany (2009-2011), Bhutan (2005-2009) and the UAE (2003-2005), and held senior diplomatic positions at
the
Indian Missions in Islamabad; the Permanent Mission of India to the UN at New York; as well as in
Kathmandu,
Dar-es-Salaam, Cairo and Algiers.
Ambassador Shivshankar Menon
Member
Shivshankar Menon served as National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from January 2010 to
May
2014 and as India's Foreign Secretary from October 2006 to August 2009. His long career in public service
spans
diplomacy, national security, atomic energy, disarmament policy, and India's relations with its neighbors
and
major global powers. He currently serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Chinese
Studies
in New Delhi and is a Distinguished Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings Institution,
Washington
D.C.
Ambassador Latha Reddy
Member
Latha Reddy is the former Deputy National Security Adviser of India. In addition to assisting then National
Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Reddy was responsible for cybersecurity and other critical internal and
external security issues. Reddy served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1975-2011. During her diplomatic
career, she served in Lisbon, Washington D.C., Kathmandu, Brasilia, Durban, Vienna and Bangkok. She served
as
Ambassador of India to Portugal (2004-2006) and to Thailand (2007-2009). She was Secretary (East) in the
Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi (2010-2011) with overall charge of India,s bilateral and regional
relations with Asia. She was then appointed as India's Deputy National Security Advisor in the Prime
Minister's
Office from 2011-2013.
Ambassador Shyam Saran
Member
Shyam Saran is a former Foreign Secretary of India and has served as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for
Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change and as Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board. He is currently
Chairman of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a trustee of the World Wildlife
Fund
(India), a member of the National Executive of FICCI, and a member of the Governing Board of the India
Habitat
Centre. In January 2011, Saran was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, for
his
contributions to civil service. He writes and speaks regularly on foreign policy, climate change, energy
security, and national and international security related issues.
Mr. Vikram Sood
Member
Vikram Sood is the former head of India's foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing
(RAW). He
ran the organization for two years. He previously served in the Indian Postal Service and was later
absorbed in
the RAS cadre. Currently Sood acts as Advisor to Observer Research Foundation. Since May 2004 he has
been
regularly writing for Hindustan Times, New Delhi, mainly on matters concerning Security and India's
neighborhood.
Ms. Suhasini Haidar
Member
An award winning journalist, Suhasini Haidar is currently the Diplomatic and Strategic Affairs Editor
for The
Hindu. Earlier she served as the Senior Editor and prime time anchor for India's leading 24-hour
English news
channel CNN-IBN, also hosting the signature show, "World View with Suhasini Haidar." Prior to joining
CNN-IBN,
Ms. Haidar worked with CNN International (1995-2005), regularly reporting from India, Pakistan, Nepal,
Sri
Lanka, and Bangladesh. In 2011, she won the Indian Television Academy-GR8! Award for 'Global news
coverage' and
the Exchange4Media 'Enba' award for best spot news reporting from Libya. In 2010, she won the
NewsTelevision NT
"Best TV News Presenter" Award.
Bhai Vijay Chhibber
Member
Bhai Vijay Chhibber is the former Road Transport and Highways Secretary for the Government of India. He
has held
several posts in both the State and Central Governments and was the Under Secretary and Deputy
Secretary in the
Department of Commerce, Deputy Director in AIIMS, Director in Cabinet Secretariat and Joint Secretary
in
Department of Fertilizers. He has also worked as Deputy and Joint Secretary in the Departments of
Energy, Public
Works, as Director in Department of Industries and Secretary to the Chief Minister, Manipur. Mr.
Chhibber has
held the post of Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Government of Manipur with responsibilities relating
to
Finance, Health, Education, Public Health & Engineering, Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare, Elections,
etc. He has
also been the Chief Election Officer of the State of Manipur. He joined the Manipur-Tripura cadre of
the Indian
Administrative Service in 1978.