Director General

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India

Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Dr. Pachauri assumed his current responsibilities as the head of TERI in 1981, first as Director and, since April 2001, as Director-General. TERI does original research and provides professional support in the areas of energy, environment, forestry, biotechnology, and the conservation of natural resources to governments, institutions, and corporate organizations worldwide. In April 2002, Dr Pachauri was elected the Chairman of IPCC, established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988.For the great contribution to the climate change issues, IPCC was the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Dr Pachauri's wide-ranging expertise has resulted in his membership of various international and national committees and boards. He took several important positions in the committees of the Government of India for the past 20 years. Dr Pachauri has also been closely associated with academic and research institutes in the field of Environment and Energy.

Dr Pachauri taught at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, USA, as a McCluskey Fellow during 6 September-8 December 2000. He has also authored 23 books and several papers and articles.

To acknowledge his immense contributions to the field of environment, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in January 2001. He was also bestowed the “Officier De La Légion D’Honneur” by the Government of France in 2006.

Dr. Pachauri joined the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA, where he obtained an MS in industrial engineering in 1972, a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and a Ph.D. in economics.