Mr. Subodh Kumar retired as Executive Director (Petrochemicals, Alternate Energy and Sustainable Development), Indian Oil Corporation Limited in June 2020.

He has more than 38 years of experience in petroleum products, plastics, Biofuels and renewable energies.

He has significant experience and involvement in policy-making for the Biofuel sector at the central Government level and is a recognised expert in biofuels and other green initiatives.

He has board-level experience in several clean energy joint venture companies of Indian Oil

He conceived and launched the SATAT program with the Ministry of Petroleum to promote the production and use of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) in India.
Post retirement he has worked as Advisor to Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum, Government of India till 31 Oct 2021.

He is actively involved in multiple sustainability and clean energy initiatives as board member, mentor, advisor and consultant across clean energy, biofuels, waste to energy, green hydrogen, storage batteries and plastic recycling.

Mr Subodh Kumar is 1982 batch B.Tech (Electrical) from Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi and 1995 batch MBA from MDI Gurgaon.