Sheela Bhide

Brief Profile of Dr. Sheela Bhide:-Dr. Sheela Bhide is a retired Civil Servant belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, Andhra Pradesh Cadre of 1973 Batch. She has served Government of Andhra Pradesh and Government of India in various assignments over a period of 36 years. In Government of India, she has held the posts of Chairperson of the India Trade Promotion Organization under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Special Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of External Affairs, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Defence and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. In the Government of Andhra Pradesh, she was Principal Secretary in the Department of Industries and Commerce and Principal Secretary in the Department of Finance, besides several other posts held by her both in the field and in the Secretariat.

In 2008 she was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration. Dr. Sheela Bhide has a doctorate in International Trade from the Graduate Institute for International Studies and Development, Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the George Mason University, Virginia, USA and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. At Harvard University, she was awarded the Josephine and Raymond Vernon Awards for Academic Excellence and Leadership at present she is the Chairperson of the Women Entrepreneurs International Trade and Technology Centre, Senior Adviser to the Indian Institute of Foundrymen, Senior Adviser to the Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India, Independent Director on the Boards of Rane Holdings Ltd, Gati-Kintetsu Private Ltd and Suryoday Foundation.