USIEF Governance

The U.S. Ambassador to India and the Indian Foreign Secretary serve as the honorary co-chairs of the USIEF Board of Directors.

USIEF is governed by a binational Board of Directors, consisting of five Indian members, nominated by the Government of India, and five U.S. members nominated by the U.S. Ambassador to India.

The current USIEF Board of Directors are:

Members from the U.S.

Honorary Co-Chairperson

The Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in India

Ms. Gloria Berbena

U.S. Embassy

Mr. David Moyer

U.S. Embassy

Dr. Genessa Giorgi

U.S. Embassy

Dr. Meghna Desai

U.S. Embassy

Dr. Denys P. Leighton

O. P. Jindal Global University

Members from India

Honorary Co-Chairperson

Foreign Secretary of India

Mr. Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur

Ministry of External Affairs

Mr. Raghuram S.

Ministry of External Affairs

Ms. Neeta Prasad

Ministry of Education

Dr. Praveen Somasundaram

Ministry of Science and Technology

Ms. Savithri Lakshmanan

Indian Foreign Service (Retired)

Mr. Adam J. Grotsky

Executive Director, USIEF

Mr Adam J. Grotsky has served at the Executive Director of USIEF since May 2008. He is responsible for the direction and supervision of USIEF’s programs and activities in accordance with the Board’s resolutions and directives.