Ajai Chowdhry
Chairman, National Quantum Mission Governing Board
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Ajai Chowdhry, co-founder of HCL Technologies, chairs the National Quantum Mission Governing Board.
He has played a key role in shaping India’s electronics and hardware policy, serving as chair of IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Naya Raipur, and the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India.
Awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011, Chowdhry continues to advocate for domestic hardware manufacturing and R&D-led growth.
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