Prof. Ramesh Chand is Member of National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, the apex think-tank of Government of India, New Delhi. In addition, he is also member of the Integrated Partnership Board (IPB) of the CGIAR and member of the Policy Advisory Council (PAC) of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat is a distinguished scientist with vast experience in defence research—in both basic and applied sciences—spanning several decades.
He retired as Secretary, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), after decades of government service. He holds a PhD from Osmania University and an ME degree from the Indian Institute of Science.