
Mr. Vijay Gopal Pande
Vice President & Treasurer, FORE Society
Former South Asia Director, IDRC–Canada; international development and governance expert.
Our leadership and advisory board bring decades of experience across governance, public service, academia and industry.
Guided by experience. Driven by purpose. Committed to nation-building.

Vice President & Treasurer, FORE Society
Former South Asia Director, IDRC–Canada; international development and governance expert.

Former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and ITGovernance & Public Policy Practitioner · Author
Dr. Aruna Sharma is a governance and public administration expert with over three decades of experience in local governance, policy, rural development, Panchayati Raj and technology-enabled public service delivery.

Former Additional Secretary, Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Secretariat and parliamentary governance expert.

Prof. Emeritus, FORE School of Management & Ex-Officio Member Secretary, FORE Society
Distinguished academic leader and former Vice-Chancellor of multiple universities.

Chairman (Former), Scooters India Ltd., UPIL, UPTT
Distinguished Professor at FORE School of Management. Best Environmental Chief Executive Awardee and awarded Santhal Gaurav.

Additional Director General, NAREDCO (National Real Estate Development Council)Founder, Sattva Nation
Additional Director General at NAREDCO, driving real estate policy advocacy, regulatory affairs, and industry development across India.

General Secretary, Promising Indian Society
Social entrepreneur and youth leadership advocate committed to nation-building and civic engagement.

Founder President, Promising Indian Society
Social entrepreneur and development leader driving sustainable community transformation.

Alumna, FORE School of Management
Entrepreneur, marketing professional, and award-winning fashion designer.

Founder Vice-Chancellor (Former), Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University, Kaithal
Distinguished Sanskrit scholar and higher education leader with academic excellence.

Co-Founder & CEO, Peop360
EdTech entrepreneur and leadership development expert.

Executive Director (HR, Administration & Corporate Communication), Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC)
Senior HR leader with extensive experience in organisational transformation and public sector leadership.

Director – Corporate Relations, Indian Investors Federation
Corporate relations expert fostering strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement.
Alongside the board, our programmes draw on resource persons from public office, public administration, policy and political practice.
Meet our Resource PersonsThe FORE Centre for Political Leadership and Governance (FCPLG) convened its Advisory Board Meeting on 29th October 2026 under the guidance of our Hon’ble President, Dr. B. B. L. Madhukar, in the august presence of our CEO, Dr. Abhay Anand Tiwari, Principal Advisor Dr. Madhukar Gupta and our distinguished Advisory Board members Prof. Emeritus (Dr.) Devendra Pathak, Prof. (Dr.) Arunaditya Sahay, Ms. Preeti Singh Mundra, Ms. Prerna Singh, Ms. Haneet Bhasin Vohra, Dr. Shreyansh Dwivedi, Ms. Ruby Kanth and Ms. Rohini Raina.
The meeting provided an opportunity for us to listen to our CEO Prof. (Dr.) Abhay Anand Tiwari sharing the initiatives undertaken and the progress made by FCPLG through different interventions, while engaging in meaningful discussions on its vision and future direction. We were privileged to receive the valuable insights, strategic guidance, and thoughtful recommendations of our esteemed advisors, which will help strengthen our efforts towards nurturing inclusive, capable, and visionary political leadership.
We remain committed to advancing our mission of building informed, responsible, and effective political leadership through academic rigour, practical engagement, and collaborative learning.