Rakesh Chopra, Former Member (Engineering), Indian Railway Board; Ex-Officio Secretary, Government of India.

Schooling from Railway Public School, Oak Grove, Mussoorie (1965).

Graduate Civil Engineer (1971), IIT Delhi; M.Tech. in Structures (1973), IIT Delhi; M.Phil., Punjab University; PGDPA, IIPA; Diploma in Public Administration from IIPA.

Trained in Large Scale Project Management and Finance at Urwick & Orr, UK; Administrative Management, Manchester (GB), UK; and Financial Management at Stern University, New York, USA.

Former Chairman and Director of several Public Sector Companies, and Non-Functional Director and Advisor on the Boards of private sector companies, dealing with Infrastructure and Transportation, including PPP projects, Metros, and Airports in India and abroad. Mentor to startups in Healthcare and Infrastructure.

Arbitrator and Conciliator.

Worked as Consultant with the World Bank.

While with the Indian Railways, served as General Manager, Southern Railway; Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai and Delhi Divisions; Additional Member (Civil), Railway Board; Chief Administrative Officer, Jammu and Kashmir New Railway Line Project; Executive Director (Track Machines), Railway Board; Chief Engineer (Open Line and Construction); Bridge Design Engineer; and in various field assignments.