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