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About Us
Council for startup India nurturing and empowering the Indian startup ecosystem holistically.
  • Chairman
    Shri K. G. Balakrishnan
    Ex Chief Justice of India & Ex NHRC Chairman
    With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Dr. Kumar leads CSI with a vision of technological innovation and excellence.

    25+ years experience

    Ph.D. in Computer Science

    chairman@csiindia.in

  • Co-Chairman
    Dr.Raghunath A. Mashelkar
    Co-Chairman (Council for Startup India)
    Padma VibhushanDr.Raghunath A. Mashelkar, FRS Former Director General, CSIR | Global Thought Leader in Innovation & Policy

    25+ years experience

    Ph.D. in Computer Science

    cochairman@csiindia.in

Board Members
  • Ms. Priya Sharma
    Vice Chairman
    Leading technology initiatives and strategic partnerships for CSI.
  • Dr. Amit Singh
    Secretary
    Oversees administrative operations and member services.
  • Mr. Ramesh Patel
    Treasurer
    Manages financial planning and resource allocation.
Advisory Committee
  • Mohan Satyarajan
    Sr Advisor Innovation and Deep Tech Startups
    CTO Taqanal Energy Ex employee of Cisco Systems and Juniper
  • Pankaj Gupta
    Legal Advisor
  • Lt Gen V G Khandare
    Senior Advisor -Defence Strategy and Policy
    Frm Principal Advisor-MoD
  • K B Prasad
    Sr Advisor Governance &Policy Affairs
    Fmr Addl, Secretary-MHA
  • Dr.(Prof.) Ajoy Kanti Ghosh
    Sr Advisor Aerospace Research and Academic Collaboration
    Fmr Dean IIT Kanpur
  • N Ravi Shankar
    Sr Advisor Governance &Policy Affairs
    Ex Chief Secretary
  • Swapnil Sinha
    Sr Advisor Lab-to-Market Transformation
    CEO IIT Guwahati
  • P J Thomas
    Vice Chairman
  • Shailendra Singh
    Sr Advisor Ecosystem & Industry Linkages
    Fmr Addl. Secretary-DPIIT
Patron
  • Shri ABC Name
    Patron
    Honorary patron providing strategic guidance and support to CSI's vision and mission.