Mr. Roy, an expert in fisheries, served as a consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its Bay of Bengal Project. 

Dr. Ambirajan, an expert in the area of socio-economic studies, taught in institutions worldwide including University of Manchester, University of Queensland and IIT- Madras. As a trustee of CAG, Dr. Ambirajan brought an intellectual quality to the discussions, even while interspersing it with his wry humour. He was an academic, blunt speaker and enthusiastic activist – all rolled into one. He liked to travel by bus everywhere and visited less affluent neighbourhoods on foot saying these experiences gave him an insight into the life of the common man.

Justice Prabha Sridevan retired as judge of the Madras High Court. Before being called to the bench, Justice Prabha Sridevan practised as an advocate. She wrote regularly in newspapers on issues concerning women, the transgender community and other marginalized groups of people.

Mr. Lawrence Surendra is a chemical engineer and specialized in environmental and development economics. Mr. Surendra has been involved with several academic institutions and environmental organisations around the world. Earlier, he worked with the UN-ESCAP Regional Office in Bangkok and taught at the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden.

Dr. M. Anandakrishnan completed his master’s and doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota, USA. He then worked at the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, IIT-Kharagpur and at the embassy of India, Washington. He was also with the Advisory Committee on Science & Technology for Development at the United Nations before he returned to Chennai and took over the mantle as Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai. He was the Chairman of the Madras Institute of Developmental Studies and also advisor to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Information Technology and e-Governance.