A former Diplomat and Ambassador, Shri. P.S. Raghavan is Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board of India. He had diplomatic assignments in the USSR, UK, Poland, South Africa and Vietnam, and was ambassador to the Czech Republic, Ireland and Russia. He was Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (2000-2004), dealing with foreign affairs, nuclear energy, space, defence and national security.
As Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (2013-14), he steered India’s external economic relations and the Administration, Security and e-governance departments. He founded and headed the Development Partnership Administration, which coordinates India’s economic partnership with developing countries.
Shri. Raghavan graduated in Physics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi and also studied Electronics & Communications Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a Member of the Academic Council of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and a Distinguished Fellow with the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.