Governance
Patronage • Leadership • Oversight
The National Maritime Foundation’s governance structure brings together naval leadership, strategic expertise, public-policy experience, academic insight, and institutional oversight.
Patron
The Foundation is guided by high-level maritime leadership and institutional continuity.
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN
The Patron is presented as a ceremonial spotlight before moving into the Foundation’s management and governance bodies.
Senior Management
The senior management team provides executive direction, institutional stewardship, and day-to-day leadership for NMF’s work.
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN (Retd)
VAdm Pradeep Chauhan
AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd)
Commodore Jai Bedi
Commander Ankush Banerjee
Governing Council Members
A broad governance body combining maritime, policy, diplomatic, academic, and institutional experience.
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN (Retd)
VAdm Pradeep Chauhan
AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd)
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar
PVSM, AVSM, NM
VAdm Gurtej Singh Pabby
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN (Retd)
VAdm AN Pramod
AVSM, YSM
DG S Paramesh
AVSM, PTM, TM
Mr Raj Kumar Arora
Dr Vishwapati Trivedi
Dr Bimal N Patel
Amb MK Rasgotra
IFS (Retd)
Professor Srinath Raghavan
Ambassador Venu Rajamony
Dr Sanjeev Ranjan
IAS (Retd)
Mr Arun Sharma
Mr Deepak Shetty
Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti
UYSM, AVSM, VSM
VAdm Biswajit Dasgupta
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM (Retd)
Commodore RS Vasan
RD (TN)
Executive Committee
The executive committee connects strategic leadership with institutional execution.
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN (Retd)
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar
PVSM, AVSM, NM
VAdm Pradeep Chauhan
AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd)
VAdm Gurtej Singh Pabby
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN (Retd)