GBU is established through the Gujarat Act 16 of 2018, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat.

Board of Governors

Shri. Dilip Shanghvi, MD, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Chairman of Gujarat Biotechnology University
Shri. S. J. Haider, Secretary, Higher and Technical Education
Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Higher and Technical Education, Education Department, ex-officio
Shri. Millind Torawane, Secretary (Economic Affairs), Finance Department
Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Finance Department, ex-officio, to be nominated by the Finance Department
Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar
Director-General, Gujarat Biotechnology University
Shri. Vijay Nehra, Secretary, DST, GoG
Shri. Vijay Nehra, Secretary, DST, GoG
Smt. Gargi Jain, Mission Director, GSBTM
Mission Director, GSBTM, ex-officio
Prof. Chaitanya Joshi, Director, GBRC
Director, GBRC, ex-officio
Prof. KN Ganesh, Professor and Director IISER, Tirupati
Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO & Director, C-CAMPC
Dr. Chanda Nimbkar, Director, Animal Husbandry Division, Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
Dr. K.V Balasubramanium, Management Consultant and former Managing Director, Indian Immunologicals.
Dr. Vishva Dixit, Vice President, Early Discovery Research, Genentech
Dr. Sharvil Patel, Joint Managing Director, Zydus Cadilla
Prof. David Gray, Head of School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Anne Payne, Registrar, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh
Dr. J. C. Lilani
Registrar, GBU

Board of Governors (As on 28-04-2025)

Sr. No

Name

Details

Section Gujarat Act.

1

Shri Dilip Shanghvi

Chairman of the University and

Chairman & MD, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

U/S 12 (i)

2

Shri Sudhir Vaid

Chairman of the Advisory Council and

Chairman & Managing Director, Concord Biotech

U/S 12 (ii)

3

Dr. Subeer Majumdar

Director General of GBU (ex-officio) 

U/S 12 (iii)

4

Ms. Mona K. Khandhar, IAS

Principal Secretary, DST, GoG (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (iv)

5

Mrs. Sunaina Tomar, IAS   

Additional Chief Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Department, GoG (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (v)

6

Dr. T. Natarajan, IAS 

Principal Secretary, Finance Department, GoG (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (vi)

7

Mission Director, GSBTM

Mission Director, GSBTM (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (vii)

8

Prof. C. G. Joshi

Director, GBRC (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (viii)

9

Dr. Anil Kumar Tripathi

Prof. and Director, IISER, Mohali

U/S 12 (ix)

10

Dr. Aruna Vanikar

President, Undergraduate Medical Education Board, National Medical Commission, New Delhi

U/S 12 (x)

11

Dr. Shekhar Mande

Former DG-CSIR and Former Director, NCCS

U/S 12 (x)

12

Dr. Sharvil Patel

Joint Managing Director, Zydus Cadila

U/S 12 (xi)

13

Dr. Krishna Ella

Managing Director, Bharat Biotech

U/S 12 (xi)

14

Dr. Suman Dhar

Vice Chancellor, TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS)

U/S 12 (xi)

15

Professor Iain G. Gordon

Vice Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh 

U/S 12 (xii)

16

Professor David Argyle

Vice Principal and Head of College for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh

U/S 12 (xii)

 

17

Dr. J. C. Lilani

Registrar, Gujarat Biotechnology University

U/S 12 (xii)