Dr. Ajay Mathur

Dr. Ajay Mathur,
Director General of BEE, and a member of Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change

As Director General of BEE, Dr. Mathur coordinates the national energy efficiency programme, including the standards and labelling programme for equipment and appliances; the energy conservation building code; the industrial energy efficiency programme, and the DSM programmes in the buildings, lighting, and municipal sectors.  

Prior to joining BEE, Dr. Mathur has worked on energy research, financing, and implementation. He has headed the World Bank's Climate Change Team in Washington, DC; and the Energy Engineering Division of TERI in New Delhi. He has also been the President of Suzlon Energy Limited. 

Dr. Mathur received his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Roorkee, and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He received the Outstanding.

Alumni Award of the University of Illinois in 2002. Dr. Mathur is the co-author of three books, and lead author of several reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.