Ms. Vartika Shukla serves as the Chairman & Managing Director of Engineers India Limited (EIL), a premier energy consultancy under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. She has spearheaded the execution of mega energy and infrastructure projects both in India and internationally in her illustrious career spanning more than 36 years in EIL. The company has significantly expanded its global footprint, strategically strengthening its presence in key international markets under her leadership. Notably, she has played a pivotal role in fortifying EIL’s Abu Dhabi engineering office, enhancing access to business opportunities across the Middle East and North Africa, and securing marquee assignments in new geographies such as Latin America, Mongolia, etc. Ms. Shukla has reinforced EIL’s reputation for project management excellence, industry-leading contractual practices, agile decision-making, digital transformation, and innovation-driven growth towards operational excellence, steering the company’s diversification into emerging sectors such as Green Hydrogen, Biofuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, advanced Infrastructure, and Petrochemicals. Her contributions to national energy policy, including the Auto Fuel Vision and National Biofuel Policy, further reflect her commitment to shaping a sustainable energy future. She has co-authored more than 30 patents, underscoring her strong commitment to innovation and engineering excellence. Ms. Shukla graduated from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. She is an elected Fellow of INAE and INSA, and serves on several high-impact boards, including OIDB, NRL and ISPRL. She has received numerous accolades, including the SCOPE Excellence Award, INAE Woman Engineer of the Year, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Kanpur. Her inspirational leadership has earned her a place among India Today’s SHE 100 list of top women achievers. She has also been bestowed with SCOPE Eminence Individual Leadership Award for FY 2022-23.