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

Board of Governors

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 18-12-2025)

Sr. No

Name

Details

Section GBU 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

Smt. Ponugumatla Bharathi, IAS

Secretary, DST, GoG (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (iv)

5

Shri. Mukesh Kumar, IAS  

Principal Secretary (Higher and Technical Education) (I/C)

U/S 12 (v)

6

Dr. T. Natarajan, IAS 

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

U/S 12 (vi)

7

Shri. D.D.Jadeja

Mission Director, GSBTM (ex-officio)

U/S 12 (vii)

8

Dr. Snehal Bagtharia

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 (3)