Dr. Arjun Rajagopalan completed his bachelor’s degree in Medicine from Madras Medical College, Chennai and his postgraduate training in surgery from St. Francis Hospital and the Loyola University Medical Center, USA. He was Trustee and Medical Director & Head, Department of Surgery at Sundaram Medical Foundation, a multi-speciality hospital in Chennai. He is a lucid writer and speaker on health care issues and policies. 

Mr. Keshav Desiraju held posts in the government such as Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs and Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare. He spent many years working in the health and education sectors and subsequently remained engaged with several NGOs working in those areas. 

K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty is a retired IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu Cadre of the 1983 batch. Starting out as Sub Collector, Hosur in 1985, Mr. Shetty held a number of key assignments including Registrar of the University of Madras; Deputy Commissioner (Commercial Taxes), Madras North; District Collector, Villupuram; Director of Rural Development; Managing Director, TASMAC; Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat; Managing Director, SAGOSERVE, Salem; Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department; Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, among others.

Ms. Tara Murali was a long-term Trustee, Advisor, friend and mentor of CAG. For over 40 years, she was an Associate Architect in ‘Bharath and Associates’, a premier architect’s firm in Chennai. She was the Secretary of Indian Institute of Architects, Tamil Nadu Chapter and Vice President of the Palani Hills Conservation Council. She was a member of the Governing Council of INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage). She was also a non-official member of the Madras High Court-appointed monitoring committee of CMDA (Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority).