Sri P. Ramamohan Rao, President

Born in 1942 in Sanjamala of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, he obtained his B.Sc (Agriculture) from Agricultural College, Bapatla and his M.Sc (Agriculture) from IARI, New Delhi in the year 1962. He then joined ITC Limited. After working for 35 years in its tobacco division and Agri business division, he retired in the year 2000 as the Managing Director of an ITC group company. He was the Vice-President of Vasavi Academy of Education from 1988 to 1993 and from 1993 onwards, he has been its President.

Sri M. Krishna Murthy, Vice-President

A graduate in Commerce, he is an industrialist, engaged in the manufacture of paints. He is a founder member of the Vasavi Academy of Education and was its Treasurer. Presently he is the Vice-President of the Vasavi Academy of Education and thereby for all the Institutions being run by the Vasavi Academy of Education. He is a member of the Governing Body of Jubilee Hills Education Society also for the last 18 years and is connected with many other similar organizations.

Sri P. Balaji, Secretary

Born in 1961, he obtained his M.Sc (Agriculture) from the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in the year 1984. He has been the Secretary of Shri Hanumantaraya Educational and Charitable Society from 1986. This society has sponsored several education institutions like the Pendekanti Public School, PVS Industrial Training Institute, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Banaganapalle besides launching projects like the child sponsorship project and the District Primary Education Project. From 1993 onwards he has been the Secretary of the Vasavi Academy of Education and thereby for all the six institutions being run by the Academy. From 1991 till date, he has been the Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Private Polytechnics Managements Association. He has also been the Joint-Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Private Engineering Colleges Managements Association from 1998 to 2004 and Vice-president thereafter and is at present, the Secretary of the Association.

Sri K.V. Rangaiah, Joint Secretary

He passed B.E. (Elect) from Madras University in the year 1950. A former Chief Engineer of A.P. State Electricity Board, he retired as the General Manager of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. During his service in APSEB, he had undergone training in Switch Gear in Brown Boveri, Switzerland for one year 1965-66. He went as a member of the NTPC delegation to Russia two times, once in 1985 and a second time in 1986 for discussions on 400KV transmission line contracts. He is a specialist in investigation, planning, construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines and substations upto 400KV and also in distribution lines from L.T. to 33 KV. He was a member of the Governing Body of Vasavi Academy of Education and Vasavi College of Engineering. Presently he is the Joint Secretary of Vasavi Academy of Education and thereby for all the institutions being run by the Academy.

Sri P.V. Ratnam, Treasurer

Born in 1937, he passed SAS (Railways) in first attempt, FICWA (M-2813), FCS (2089) (Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India) and Diploma in I.B.M.1401. He held several senior positions in Government and Private Sectors, such as Accountant in Hindustan Steel Limited, Bhilai; Assistant Accounts Officer in BHEL, Hyderabad; Controller of Accounts; Financial Adviser; Deputy General Manager; General Manager (Finance); and Adviser (Finance) in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (A Government of India Undertaking). After retirement, he also worked as Company Secretary and General Manager (Taxation) in Sirpur Paper Mills Limited, Hyderabad from July 1996 to June 2001.

Sri K.Vasudeva Gupta, Member

Born in 1940. Obtained BE (Electrical) degree from S.V. University of Tirupathi in the year 1962. He joined Kamala Nehru Polytechnic for Women in 1964 and retired on 30.09.1998 and held various positions. He is the member of the academy since 1982.

Sri D.B. Ramnath Gupta, Member

Born in 1943. Obtained BE (Mechanical) degree from S.V. University of Tirupathi in the year 1966 worked in various capacities in India Telephone Industries, Bangalore till 1982. Took voluntary retirement from service. Started his own enterprise M/s. Saras Micron Tools (P) Ltd, Bangalore and ISO certified company. Member of the academy since 1981 its inception.

Dr. I.V.Rao, Member, Ex-Officio

Dr.I.V.Rao obtained his B.Tech. degree (First class with Distinction) in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam in the year 1969. He then pursued his graduate studies in Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and obtained M.Tech. degree in 1971 and Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) degree in 1977.

Dr. Rao joined University College of Technology, Osmania University as Lecturer in Chemical Engineering in the year 1978 and was promoted as Reader in 1984 and as Professor in 1992 in Osmania University.

While serving the University College of Technology, he was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship by the United States Educational Foundation in India and served the State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA, during 1984-1987. He also had the honor of working as a Visiting Professor with the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA, during the summer of 2007. He presented technical papers in two international conferences held at Sydney, Australia and at Copenhagen, Denmark in the year 2007.