Dr. R.K.Pachauri

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri (born August 20, 1940, Nainital, India) has been director general of the The Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, and chancellor of TERI University.

He served as the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

On December 10, 2007, Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the IPCC; Pachauri represented the IPCC at the awards ceremony.

He was recently awarded the second-highest civilian award in India, the Padma Vibhushan in January 2008 as well as the Padma Bhushan in January 2001.

He has also been the chairman, governing council of the National Agro Foundation (NAF), as well as the chairman of the board of Columbia University's International Research Institute for Climate and Society.