Mr Mehta is at present the Executive Director of National Foundation of India, New Delhi. He was the chief executive of Seva Mandir from April 1990 to March 1999 and the general secretary from 1986 to 1990. Mr Mehta has also been a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme to evaluate poverty alleviation programmes in the Middle East and Africa.  He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Yale University, and a Master of Philosophy degree in economics, from Jawaharlal Nehru University. VB Eswaran, Member , Board of Trustees VB Eswaran is a retired IAS officer. He has served in Gujarat government as secretary in the public works and finance departments; in the central government as director in the prime minister's secretariat as adviser (energy), planning commission, finance commission, and as adviser to the governor of Gujarat.

He has been associated with non-government and voluntary agencies in the fields of natural resources management, rural and community development and is also associated to many educational institutions in India. He has chaired central government committees in the power, petroleum, urban development and finance ministry.

Jagat S Mehta, Member, Board of Trustees

Jagat S Mehta was the president of Seva Mandir from 1985 to 1994. He was also the former foreign secretary of the government of India. In addition to this, he has been a part of special negotiating assignments and special missions on behalf of the government. He has participated in commonwealth conferences, Afro-Asian conferences and been a member of state and governmental delegations. On 26 January, 2002, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the president of India.

Dr Prabhu Lal Agarwal, Member, Board of Trustees

Dr Prabhu Lal Agarwal is a consultant on steel plant operation and management, and director of three diversified companies. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield and a B.Sc. in metallurgy. He has held various positions such as technical adviser, Krakatau Steel, government of Indonesia, chairman, SAIL, GM and CEO, Rourkela Steel Plant. He was assistant professor and reader at the Banaras Hindu University.

Dr Agarwal has won a number of awards. These include the Cross of the Order of Merit - First Class. This was given to him by the President of Federal Republic of Germany for turning around the Rourkela Steel Plant. He has received the Platinum Medal and Tata Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals, and, finally, the National Metallurgists Award of the government of India.

 Mohan Singh Kothari, Member, Board of Trustees

Mohan Singh Kothari has a Masters in Engineering and Business Law from Louisiana State University, USA. He has been a scientist and head of engineering & design in CSIR National Institutions, adviser to the government of Sikkim for development, director for industrial and technical development, government of Sikkim, chief consultant for industrial development in Punjab and founder GM of soyabean project in Rajasthan.

He was the President of Seva Mandir from 1994 to 1997. He has participated in the management of Ramakrishna Mission and is presently the Chairman, Udaipur division for WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature - India). He has notable publications in the fields of culture, religion, history and public administration to his name.

Indu Kapoor, Member, Board of Trustees

Ms. Indu Kapoor is the Director for CHETNA  Center for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness, Ahemdabad. She has recently joined as a member of Board of trustees in 2003.  Kanchan Chopra , Member, Board of Trustees Ms. Kanchan Chopra is also a new member of our Board of Trustees. She is Professor and Head of Department of the Environmental and Resources Economics Unit of the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi.

 Staff at Seva Mandir