Prof. Gobardhan Das

Ph.D, D.Sc, FAScT, FNASc, FASc
Director, IISER Bhopal

Prof. Gobardhan Das is the Director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal). Prior to assuming this position, Prof. Das was working as a Professor and Chair of Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Prof. Das completed his doctorate (Ph.D.) in Immunology - Host pathogen relationship, from the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh in 1997. He is associated with reputed professional organizations such as Molecular Immunology Forum, and Guha Research Council. Prof. Das also holds editorial positions as associate editor in various prestigious journals.
Prof Das inspirational leadership has the potential to create a ripple effect of positive change in the institute. By fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, personal growth, and adaptability, the institute can experience significant growth and development under his guidance.

Amitabh Tewari

Regional Head, TCS Indore.

A Master of Computer Applications, from Birla Institute of Technology, Amitabh has been working in Tata Consultancy Services since past 30+ years.
Amitabh commenced his career from TCS Mumbai and has worked in different locations within India like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, Indore and in overseas locations like Switzerland, USA, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador.
In last 6 years, Amitabh has been leading the setups of TCS's new delivery centres. He was instrumental in scaling TCS Indore centre to more than nine thousand employees who are servicing 300+ global customers. Currently he heads delivery operations of TCS’ Indore, Lucknow, and Varanasi.
Before taking over the role of regional head Amitabh led the transformation of TCS's internal applications to support future growth needs of TCS in the area(s) of Finance, HR, Procurement and Learning.
During his tenure in TCS, he has provided services to many fortune 100 companies like GE, IBM, Prudential and many domestic customers.
Amitabh is a cricket enthusiast. In his spare time, he enjoys reading books and follows cricket.