ABOUT SUMMIT MEMBERS

Hillary Summit:

Dr Rajendra Pachauri

Dr Rajendra Pachauri is Director-General for The Energy and Resources Institute, which conducts research and provides professional support in the areas of energy, environment, forestry, biotechnology and the conservation of natural resources. In 2002, he was elected Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and has received many significant awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 on behalf of the IPCC and in 2001, the Padma Bhushan by the president of India for his contributions to the environment.

Pachauri taught at Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 2000 as a McCluskey Fellow. In 1999, he was appointed by Japan to the Board of Directors of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Environment Agency. He is also president of the India Habitat Centre. He has sat on various international and national committees and boards, including the International Solar Energy Society, the World Resources Institute Council, the International Association for Energy Economics, and the Asian Energy Institute.

He has also contributed to the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India; the Panel of Eminent Persons on Power, the Ministry of Power; Delhi Vision - Core Planning Group; the Advisory Board on Energy, reporting directly to the prime minister; the National Environmental Council, under the chairmanship of the prime minister; and the Oil Industry Restructuring Group, 'R' Group. Pachauri earned an M.S. in industrial engineering, a Ph.D. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University.
Following his primary role in the first Hillary Institute Symposium in NZ on World Environment Day 2008, he graciously accepted an invitation from Institute patron Prime Minister Helen Clark, to join the Hillary Summit.