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

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)