Shri Chandra Prakash Jain is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, Law graduate and holds Advance Diploma in Management. He was former Chariman and Managing Director of NTPC Limited. He was Chairman of the ScOPE- Standing Conference of Public Enterprises - the apex organization of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in INDIA during 2003-05. He was also the Chairman of the 'Global Studies Committee' of World Energy Council London and the Member of its Officers Council for the 6-year term till September, 2010. He was past member of Standing Technical Advisory Committee of Reserve Bank of India and also member of the 'Ad hoc Group of Experts on Empowerment of CPSES' constituted by the Government of India. He headed CIl's (Confederation of Indian Industries) 'National Committee on Energy. Aclaimed widely for his vision across the spectrum of industry and business, he was awarded Ernst & Young's 'Entrepreneur of the Year - Manager Award 2005' and SCOPE's Award for the year 2003-04 for 'Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector.