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Prof. G.K. Chadha, Ph.D., D.Litt.
CEO, South Asian University, New Delhi
Member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Prime Minister of India
Emeritus Professor and former Vice-chancellor, JNU
Contact:gkchadha@mail.jnu.ac.in, gkchadha@southasianuniversity.org
Ph: 91-11-26741740

Backed by an exceptionally brilliant academic record, Prof. Chadha has been engaged in teaching and research for nearly 38 years now. He has written 16 books besides contributing 90 research papers to national and international research journals on various development issues relating to India and other developing countries of Asia, notably Indonesia and China. He was a Visiting Fellow at Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, England, a Visiting Research Fellow at Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, and a Visiting Professor at University of Mauritius and is currently an Honorary Professor at Shenzhen University, China and Nihon Fukushi University, Nagoya-Japan besides being a member of the International Advisory Board of the Centre for Development Research, Colombo. Prof. Chadha has been a Consultant to several international development organizations including United Nations agencies such as FAO, ILO, UNCTAD, ESCAP, etc. besides serving on numerous other international and national expert committees. He has been honored with numerous awards and distinctions for his contribution in the field of education the latest being the D. Litt Degree (honoris causa) conferred by Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has recently been elected as the President of the Indian Economic Association. Earlier, he was the President of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics as well the Indian Society of Labour Economics.

Prof. Rajiv K. Saxena, Ph.D., FASc, FNASc, FNA
OSD (Academics and Planning), South Asian University, New Delhi &
Professor of Immunology, SLS, JNU, New Delhi
Contact:rajivksaxena@hotmail.com, rksaxena@southasianuniversity.org
Phone: 91-11-26741737

Rajiv Krishna Saxena (born 1951 in Delhi) was a National Science Talent Scholar supported by the Government of India while he pursued his studies in Delhi University (BSc Hons Chemistry, 1970) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (MSc Biochemistry 1973, and PhD 1977). He won numerous awards for brilliant academic performance, including Prof. TR Sheshadri award for topping the university merit list in Chemistry Honors. He did his postdoctoral research work in the field of Immunology at the National Institutes of Health in USA and returned to India in 1984 to join the School of Life Sciences (SLS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as an Associate Professor of Immunology. He was appointed Professor (1992), Dean of the School of Life Sciences (2001) and Rector (Pro-vice chancellor / Vice-president) of JNU (2002-2005). In 1995 he was awarded the NII Senior Scientist oration and Gold Medal. Prof. Saxena spent 2 years as a Visiting Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1990-1992), and was later awarded the prestigious Senior Fellowship of the US National Research Council (NRC) to work at NIOSH, Center of Disease Control, USA (1998-2000). Recently he spent 2 years (2005-2007) doing collaborative research as a senior NRC fellow at the US Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina. Prof. Saxena was elected fellow of Indian Science Academy, Bangalore (1992), National Academy of Science (1996) and the Indian National Science Academy (2002). He has been the recipient of about 20 national and international research grants and heads an active research group at the School of Life Sciences, JNU. Currently he has focused his research on understanding the interactions of nano-particles with cells and tissues, in delineating the mechanism of erythrocyte loss a variety of anemic conditions and in understanding the effect of air-borne particulate pollutants on lung immunity and susceptibility to diseases. He has so far published more than 130 research papers in national and international journals and guided 15 Ph.D. students. He joined the new South Asian University on deputation from JNU in Oct 2008.

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Manpreet Vohra
OSD (Administration & Finance), South Asian University, New Delhi
Contact:m.vohra@southasianuniversity.org
Phone: 91-11-26741736

Mr. Vohra joined the SAU Project Office on 1st January 2010, on deputation from the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. Mr. Vohra has degrees in Economics and International Trade from the Panjab University, Chandigarh, following which he worked for over two years in New Delhi for one of India’s largest industrial corporation. Mr. Vohra joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1988 and has served in various capacities in Indian Missions in Hong Kong, China, Mongolia, UK, Kenya and Pakistan. In between, he also spent a year as a Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford, studying for a Certificate in Diplomatic Studies, during which course he wrote a major research paper on ‘Diplomacy and Media Management’. At the Ministry of External Affairs, Mr. Vohra has worked in the Division of Disarmament and International Security Affairs. Among other languages, he speaks Chinese (Mandarin). His last overseas assignment was in Islamabad, where he served as India’s Deputy High Commissioner.

Shri P. Sadasivam belongs to Indian Civil Accounts wing with 33 years of experience in various capacities. Govt. of India had presented him a Memento for his dedicated service for renovation of Vigyan Bhawan, a Premier International Conference Centre at New Delhi. He was closely associated in e-governance in Central Excise & Customs before he joined the Ministry of External Affairs. In the Ministry of External Affairs also he is associated with I-MAS (Integrated Mission Accounting System) and its implementation. His outstanding track record drew him on deputation to South Asian University from Ministry of External Affairs. He joined South Asian University in September 2008.

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