Ms. Vartika Shukla, a Chemical engineering graduate from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from IIM Lucknow is serving as the Chairman & Managing Director of Engineers India Limited (EIL), one of Asia’s leading Energy consultancies under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Govt. of India. She has a strong track record of mega project implementation both in India and the international market. She has been contributing to various national-level policies and initiatives as part of several committees and task forces constituted by both the Govt. of India and professional bodies. She is also a member of the Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB), Chairperson of the Research Council of Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), a constituent laboratory of CSIR, an invitee to the boards of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) among other professional engagements.

She steered EIL in forging strategic collaborations with both the industries and academia of international repute to enhance the company’s business portfolio in the emerging green energy business segment such as 2G Ethanol, SAF, Green Hydrogen etc. She has made an immense contribution to the development of National Policies especially in the area of Auto Fuel vision & policy, National Bio Fuel Policy and future road map for the refining and petrochemical sector for the Govt of India.

She is recipient of many prestigious awards such as PETROFED Woman Executive Award, SCOPE Excellence award, Sustainability Award for Best Green Process in Petrochemicals for team (FICCI), Innovation Award for Leadership in Indigenizing Environmentally friendly Sulfur Treating Technology, MoPNG (2017), INAE Women Engineer of the year award (2021), Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT-Kanpur in recognition of her stellar contributions in the field of Chemical Engineering and Technology. Recently. she also featured in the ‘India Today’ SHE list of top 100 women achievers in India.