DMI Governance

The Development Management Institute (DMI) was set up with the mission, "To empower and usher in participatory governance and management of institutions, enterprises and resources for enhancing livelihoods and generating sustainable development". As a fully autonomous, Board managed Institution, DMI's management and faculty teams look up to the Chairman and Members of the Board of Governors for guidance and support in strategic thinking and planning the Institute's academic and administrative programmes and processes, towards achieving the stated mission of DMI. Recognising the pivotal role that the Board is expected to perform, the member governors are identified through a comprehensive and independent search process from amongst eminent development professionals, serving and retired senior civil servants, development academics, and institution builders with a proven track record.

 

Board of Governors, DMI Society*

 

Shri R J M Pillai Chairman
 

Prof. Debiprasad Mishra Director, DMI, Patna
Member-Secretary (ex-officio)
  Members
1. Prof. T.N. Singh Director, IIT Patna
(Nominee, Secretary, MoE, Govt. of India)
 
2.Dr. Sanjiv J PhansalkarFellow IIM(A), Head of Programmes, Tata Trusts, Mumbai



3.Prof. (Dr.) Snigdha PattnaikEx-Pro VC, Delhi Skill & Entrepreneurship University



4. Prof. Vidyanand Jha (Nominee, AICTE)
Professor, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
 
5. Shri Anand Kishor, IAS Additional Chief Secretary,
Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
 
6. Shri Pankaj Kumar, IAS Principal Secretary,
Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
 
7. Shri Himanshu Sharma, IAS Chief Executive Officer,
BRLPS, Patna, Bihar
 
8. Shri Sameer Saurabh, IAS Managing Director,
COMFED, Patna, Bihar
 
9. Prof. (Dr.) N. K. Agrawal Director, Higher Education,
Education Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna
 
10. Prof. Shankar Purbey Dean (Academic) & Professor, DMI, Patna
 
11. Prof. Aditi Thakur Assistant Professor, DMI, Patna
 
  Non-Member Secretary

Shri Rajesh Kumar, BAS Manager- Administration, DMI, Patna

*As of 09th February 2026