Smt. Meera Shankar, 74 years, had an illustrious career spanning over 41 years in the Indian Foreign Services. She served as Ambassador of India to Germany and the United States of America, among other key roles. She also served in the Prime Minister’s Office for six years, working on foreign policy and security matters. Thereafter, she led the Commercial Wing in the Indian Embassy in Washington as Minister (Commerce) till 1995. She returned as Director General of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, overseeing India’s cultural diplomacy. She has had extensive experience in South Asia having worked in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives as Under Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. As Joint Secretary, she headed divisions dealing with India’s SAARC neighbours and as Additional Secretary, she handled the UN and international security issues.

She joined the Board of Directors of the Company on 30th January 2020 and has wide knowledge and rich experience in international policy, global business strategy and community service.