Profile: Dr Rajendra K Pachauri
 Dr
Rajendra K Pachauri was born in Nainital, India, on
20 August 1940. He assumed his current responsibilities as
the head of TERI (Tata Energy Research
Institute) in 1981, first as Director and, since April
2001, as Director-General.
He took charge as Chairman, IPCC
from 20th April 2002. He has been active
in several international forums dealing with the subject of
climate change and its policy dimensions.
To acknowledge his contribution to the field of environment, he was
awarded the Padma Bhushan -- one of
India's highest civilian awards that recognizes distinguished service of
a high order to the nation in any field (January
2001).
He also obtained an MS in Industrial
Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
USA, in 1972, a PhD in Industrial Engineering
and a PhD in Economics. On his return to
India, he joined the Administrative Staff
College of India, Hyderabad, as Member Senior Faculty and went on
to become Director, Consulting and Applied Research Division (July 1979
- March 1981). He joined TERI as Director in
April 1981.
In October 2007 the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, which
he has chaired for the past five years, bagged the 2007 Nobel Price for
Peace along with former US vice-president Al Gore.
Positions held
In January 1999, Dr R K Pachauri was appointed
as Director, Board of Directors
of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(a Fortune 500 company) for a period of 3 years.
In April 1999, Dr R
K Pachauri was appointed as the Member,
Board of Directors of the Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies (IGES), Environment Agency, Government of
Japan, for a period of 3 years.
In September 1999, Dr R K Pachauri was appointed
as the Chairman, The Darjeeling Himalayan
Railway Heritage Foundation, Darjeeling.
He taught at the School
of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale
University, USA, as McCluskey Fellow during 6 September
-- 8 December 2000.
In July 2001, Dr R K Pachauri was appointed
Member, Economic Advisory Council
to the Prime Minister of India.
Books
International Energy Studies (1981)
The Political Economy
of Global Energy (1985)
Global Energy Interactions (1987)
Contemporary India (1992)
Living With Coal: India's
Energy Policy in the 21st Century.: An article from Journal
of International Affairs (2005)
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