Dr. Mashelkar is chairman of India’s National Innovation Foundation, the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, and the Reliance Innovation Council. He is also president of the Global Research Alliance, an international network of organizations that apply science and technology to solve large scale challenges facing developing countries. Dr. Mashelkar was director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, one of the world’s largest publicly funded industrial research and development institutions and president of the Indian National Science Academy and of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (U.K.). In 2014, the President of India awarded Dr. Mashelkar the second highest civilian honor, Padma Vibhushan, for his exceptional and distinguished service to the country.