Gauri Kumar, a senior retired officer of Indian Administrative Services has been appointed as Additional Director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers and Chemicals (GNFC).   

 

Gauri is M.Sc from Lucknow University and Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, USA. She has held distinguished positions in various departments in government of Gujarat as well as government of India. She commands a very wide experience of various government sectors, public systems and public governance.

 

Her areas of specialization are finance, management, administration, corporate governance, urban development and infrastructure, industrial development, labour and employment, agro industries etc. She was awarded Littauer Fellowship by Harvard University for commitment to excellence to academic achievement and public service.

 

She was director on the boards of various public sector enterprises and public sector banks. Presently, she is independent woman director on the board of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC).