Leadership & Governance
Steered by India's innovation leaders
CRAII's leadership combines decades of experience across robotics research, national skills policy, and Industry 4.0 transformation.
Chairman, Crai India Foundation
Dr. Ram Krishan Sharma
Steering India's innovation ecosystem and future skills development.
"India will not just adopt the next industrial era — we intend to lead it. CRAII exists to make that inevitable."
Council leadership
Governing the ecosystem
President
Mrs. Kavita Rao
Former Director, National Skills Mission. Architect of India's STEM rollout.
Vice President
Mr. Rohan Mehta
Industry 4.0 leader; led automation programs across 12 manufacturing groups.
National Director
Dr. Priya Iyer
AI research; ex-Microsoft Research India; PhD Stanford.
Advisory Board
Council Advisors
Academics, industry CEOs, and policy leaders across 14 domains.
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