Gauri Kumar, IAS (Retd)
MPA (Harvard University),
-Recipient of Littauer Fellowship for her commitment to excellence, academic achievement, and public service, by Harvard University
-Former Secretary to Government of India
-Former Chairperson, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), Government of India
-Tata Nano was relocated to Gujarat during her tenure as Principal Secretary, Industries & Mines, Govt of Gujarat. Japan joined Vibrant Gujarat 2009 as a Partner Country.
– Universal Account Numbers (UAN) in Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) were introduced for subscribers, during her tenure as Secretary, Govt of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment
– National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) was re-engineered with the passing of NIFT Act, President of India as the Chief Guest at NIFT Convocation and the Futures Group recruiting 50 graduates, during her tenure as Director General, NIFT. .

Currently
● Director, Board of Directors, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC)
● Director, Board of Directors, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GSFC)
● Director, Board of Directors, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC)
● Director, Board of Directors, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSpC)
● Director, Board of Directors, TVS Supply Chain Systems (TVSSCS), India
● Director, Board of Directors, TVS Supply Chain Systems (TVSSCS), North America
● CVC appointed Independent External Monitor (IEM) on RITES Ltd
● CVC appointed Independent External Monitor (IEM) on India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL).
● Founder Trustee, Vayah Vikas, Bengaluru, which works for the elderly, in partnership with the M/o Social justice & empowerment
● Advisor, wheels Global foundation and former Chairperson, WHEELS Water Council (a pan IIT philanthropic initiative), with holistic spring & pond rejuvenation projects, in partnership with state government of HP and Yeida
● Delhi Public School (DPS) Society nominee on the Management Committees of 6 DPS schools in Gujarat and UP
● Author of the chapter on ‘Industry and Labour’ of the book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’
● Co-Founder & CEO, Gcap World Softech Pvt Ltd, an Ed tech startup, which has developed Scholar Planet, an AI-enabled, multi-platform learning ecosystem designed to improve academic outcomes across underserved public school ecosystems. It has strategic partnerships with 2000+ government secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh (after a successful pilot), Kendriya Vidyalayas and in Ladakh, with >75%engagement since July, 2025, potentially reaching ~5 L students.
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gauri-kumar-b0a5ba312