Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri
Director-General for The Energy and Resources Institute
Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • Director-General for The Energy and Resources Institute since April 2001
  • Chairman of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • Active member in numerous international forums related to climate change and policies and has authored 23 books and several articles and papers
  • Awarded the “Padma Vibhushan” (India’s second highest civilian award), for his services in the field of science and engineering in January 2008 by the president of India
  • MS and PhD in industrial engineering and PhD in economics from North Carolina State University