BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Hrishikesh Mafatlal
Chairperson, BAIF
Chairman and Chief Executive
Arvind Mafatlal Group of Companies
Business philanthropist
Mr. Sunil Lalbhai
Chairperson – Finance Committee and
HR Committee of BAIF Trustees
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Atul Ltd. of the Lalbhai Group of Industries
Mrs. Rajashree Birla
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Bhushan; Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives
and Rural Development; Corporate Philanthropist
Mr. Kishor Chaukar
Trustee, BAIF
Former Managing Director, Tata Industries;
combines managerial expertise with strong development antecedents; held key positions in Tata Group
Dr. Anand Deshpande
Trustee, BAIF
Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Persistent Systems
Dr. Anil Kakodkar
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Vibhushan; Eminent Nuclear Physicist and former Chairman, Atomic Energy
Commission of India; Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Mumbai
Mr. Deepak Mehta
Trustee, BAIF
Vice Chairman and Managing Director,
Deepak Nitrite Limited
Dr. Devendra Raj Mehta
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Bhushan; IAS (Retd.),
Founder and Chief Patron,
Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti
Mr. Pratap Pawar
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Shri; MD and Managing Editor,
Sakal Papers Limited, a reputed newspaper in Western Region
Dr. Rita Sharma
Trustee, BAIF
IAS (Retd.); Former Secretary – Rural Development, Government of India;
Board Member, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
Mr. Sharad Upasani
Trustee, BAIF
IAS (Retd.); former Chief Secretary,
Government of Maharashtra with rich experience in Public Administration and Public Sector Corporations
Dr. Bharat Kakade
President and Managing Trustee, BAIF
Sustainable Development; Innovative Approaches on NRM; Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Mr. Girish Sohani
Principal Adviser and Trustee, BAIF
Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development