Governance | BAIF

GOVERNANCE

BAIF Development Research Foundation is registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950 and is also recognised as a Scientific Research Organisation.

The BAIF Governance comprises of the Board of Trustees, Board of Management and the Executive Committee (EC). BAIF Trustees are eminent Administrators, Industrialists, Scientists and Development Professionals with rich experience, who guide the organisation in fulfilling its mission, ensure its technical and financial performance and safeguard its interest and reputation. The members of the Board of Trustees also constitute members of permanent Sub-Committees / Working Committees such as the Executive Committee of BAIF Trustees (ECT), the Finance Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Some of the Trustees are also Directors on the Board of the BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development (BISLD), an Associate Organisation of BAIF.

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

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

Trustees of BAIF over 58 years (1967 – 2025)

Executive Committee of Management

Board of Management

Dr. Bharat Kakade

President and Managing Trustee, BAIF

Mr. Girish Sohani

Trustee and Principal Adviser, BAIF

Dr. Ashok Pande

Senior Advisor
Scientific Research and Livestock Development Programme, BAIF

Mr. Shrinivas Kulkarni

Group Vice President
Finance, BAIF

Mr. Sujit Gijare

Group Vice President
Human Resource and Administration, BAIF

Mr. Baregal Shivarudrappa

Vice President
Regional Director, South Region, BAIF

Dr. Alok Juneja

Senior Advisor
BAIF

Dr. Jayant Khadse

Vice President

Livestock Development and Scientific Research, BAIF

Ms. Pritam Chandak

Vice President

Finance, BAIF

Regional / State / Thematic Heads

Mr. Veerbasappa Dyasa

Programme Director and Regional Director, North

Dr. Raviraj Jadhav

Programme Director and Regional Director, West

Mr. Rakesh Warrier

Programme Director and Regional Director, East

Mr. Pramod Takawale

Programme Director – Agricultural Research

Dr. Rajashree Joshi

Programme Director

Mr. Sanwarmal Chejara

Finance Director

Mr. Dharmesh Bhavsar

Finance Director

Mr. Jayanti Mori

Joint Regional Director and

State Head, Gujarat

Mr. Sudhir Wagle

Joint Regional Director and

State Head, Maharashtra

Mr. Babasaheb Pakhare

Chief Thematic Prog. Executive
Const. Tech. & Infra. Mngt.

Mr. Sandip Yadav

Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Uttarakhand

Mr. Waman Kulkarni

Chief Thematic Programme Executive
NRM & Climate Action

Ms. Meera Nerlekar

Chief Finance Executive
Financial Planning and Analysis

Mr. Surendra Verdia

Chief Programme Executive

State Head, Rajasthan

Dr. Vitthal Kauthale

Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Farm Research & Seed Programme

Mr. Yogesh Sawant

Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Farm-based Livelihood and Climate Action

Dr. Manojkumar Aware

Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Animal Nutrition & Climate Action

Mr. Raosaheb Kote

Chief Thematic Programme Executive
NRM & Climate Action

Mr. Sanjay Patil

Chief Thematic Programme Executive Agrobiodiversity

Dr. Vinay Kumar Singh

Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Bihar

Dr. Sachin Joshi

Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Animal Genetics, Breeding and Genomics

Dr. Rajesh Jadhav

Chief Campus Executive
Semen Freezing Laboratory, Jind

Other State Head Invitees to EC