CBC - Key Persons


Adil Zainulbhai - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Known as one of the world's foremost management consultants, Mr. Zainulbhai retired as the Chairman of McKinsey & Co., India after a thirty-four-year career. Prior to returning to India in 2004, he led the Washington office of McKinsey & Co.

Anurag Kumar

Job Titles:
  • under Secretary

Arun Kumar Gupta

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Dr. R. Balasubramaniam

Job Titles:
  • Development Expert
  • Member ( HR )
Dr. R Balasubramaniam (Balu) is a widely respected development expert, public policy analyst, leadership trainer and author. He has spent several decades living and working among forest based tribal communities in the southern Indian district of Mysore.

Ms. Harjinder Kaur Mann

Job Titles:
  • PPS to Member ( HR )
  • PPS to Member ( HR ) 91 11 23701108

Ms. Paramjeet Dhanda

Job Titles:
  • PPS to Member ( Admin )
  • PPS to Member ( Admin ) 91 11 23701109

Praveen Singh Pardeshi

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Member - Administration
With 29 years of experience in the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Mr. Pardeshi has served in various senior executive roles. He managed the entire public health structure of Mumbai and led the task force for COVID19 containment as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai. He has also served as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In addition to his administrative roles, Mr. Pardeshi has held several senior leadership positions in the United Nations. He was the Global Head of UNDP Geneva and Senior Coordinator of UNISDR. Most recently, he worked for the Defeat-NCD Partnership under UNITAR as the Global Programme Coordinator. Mr. Pardeshi holds an MSc degree in Social Policy, Participatory Planning and Economic Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Prior to getting a Masters Degree in Development Economics from DSE, he was an Economics graduate from DU.

Satish T.J.

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Secretary ( IF )

Shyama Prasad Roy

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
Mr. S P Roy has served Government of India for over two decades in various capacities in Ministry of Water Resources, Department of Revenue, Cabinet Secretariat and Director General Foreign Trade, having joined the Civil Services in 1998. He holds a Masters in Public Affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Policy , University of Minnesota and LLM in International Trade Laws from University of East Angila , UK. Mr. Roy joined the Capacity Building Commission in August 2021.

Uday Shankar Mehta

Job Titles:
  • Section Officer