Double doctorate in Chemistry from Allahabad University & France, Dr. Reena Ramachandran, former CMD, Hindustan Organic Chemicals, currently Independent Director in the Board of ‘United Phosphorus Ltd.’ (Now UPL Ltd), served as Member of Task Force, Performance Management Division, Cabinet secretariat; Member of the Board of Governors, IIT (Kanpur); Senior Scientific Officer, Ministry of Science and Technology; Member – Governing Board, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Expert Member, Technical Advisory Committee on HR, Reserve Bank of India; Member of the Expert Committee of HRD Ministry for devising Policy perspective for Management Education; Member, Film Censor Board. She has over 40 years of experience across petroleum, petrochemicals and cement industry (GM, ONGC /Ex. Director PCRA/ GGM, Cement Research Institute, Ballabhgarh) & over a decade of experience in Management Education.
She was awarded as ‘Mahila Shiromani’ by Vice President of India,1989; ‘Best Communicator’ by Press Council,1989; ‘Manager of the Year’ by ONGC, 1987; ‘Energy Man of the Year’ by IBPL, Urja Research Foundation,1997; Elected Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) & All India Management Association (AIMA); Dewang Mehta Life Time Achievement Award, 2009; “EXEMPLARY LEADER AWARD-2010” by CMO Asia, Singapore; Life Time Achievement Award in Higher Education by Higher Education Forum in 2011; Distinguished Alumni award by Allahabad University Alumni Association in 2015; “Life Time Achievement Award” by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for outstanding contribution to Oil and Gas industry during ‘Urja Sangam – 2015 “
She is the Founder President of the Forum of Women in Public Sector (WIPS). She has been associated with Women Leadership initiative in All India Management association (AIMA) for over 25 years and earlier CII committee on gender issues. She is the Founder member of the “Foundation for restoration of National Values” lead by Mr. Shreedharan, Ex-Chairman, Delhi Metro, Member of the core committee of “Centre for Governance” lead by former Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Associated with Non-Executive Directors in conversation Trust lead by Former SEBI Chairman.