Dr. R.K. Tyagi currently is the President of The Aeronautical Society of India. He was the Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited from March 2012 to January 2015.Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) from May 2007 to February 2012.Joined ONGC as a Graduate Trainee 1976 and through various assignments rose to the position of General Manager in 2003 and continued serving ONGC up to May 2007.
A Doctor of Philosophy in Management Studies from Agra University and a distinguished alumni of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),Roorkee. Dr.Tyagi’s organisation skills helped building many a strategical alliances. He also is credited with many turn-around business operations and is on the Board of Directors of Air India. He is a Mentor Director in ‘Defence Innovators & Industry Associations’, Member in the ‘Science & Technology Council’ and a Strategic Advisor in Aerospace ,Defence and Energy sectors.