Presently Union Home Secretary since 23.08.2024.

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Home Affairs w.e.f. 14.08.2024 till 22.08.2024.

Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India w.e.f. 01.10.2021 till 14.08.2024.

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) w.e.f. 17.09.2018 till 30.09.2021.

Joint Secretary, MHA w.e.f. 14.05.2018 till 17.09.2021.

Before joining MHA, Shri Govind Mohan worked as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, M/o Finance, Govt. of India with effect from 10.08.2017 to 13.05.2018. He also functioned as Principal Resident Commissioner, Sikkim since 25th August, 2015.

Prior to this assignment Shri Govind Mohan worked as Minister (Economic), Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA from 25th July, 2012 to 24th August, 2015. In this assignment he dealt with Co-ordinating issues of selected Ministries/Departments of Government of India with corresponding entities of the Government of USA; Economic liaison between the Indian Ministry of Finance and US Treasury; Energy partnership between India and US; Facilitation of dialogue between the commerce and industry chambers of India and US.

In previous assignments in Government of India, Shri Govind Mohan has worked as Joint Secretary, in the Cabinet Secretariat, from January 2011 to July 2012 and looked after the Special assignments relating to: Prices and inflation; Development of a natural gas grid; Transparency in allotment of natural resources; Telecom policy; Space Policy; Commonwealth Games; Development of inland waterways; Development of dedicated freight corridor (DFC). Handling matters related to social sector and infrastructure Ministries and Departments of Government of India, in so far as they pertain to the Cabinet Secretariat. Administration of Cabinet Secretariat.

He also worked as Director and thereafter Joint Secretary in the D/o Economic Affairs from February, 2008 to February 2009 and continued as JS upto January 2011 and looked after Infrastructure policy and public private partnerships (PPPs); Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB); Multilateral institutions (Asian Development Bank) and externally aided projects including co-ordination of the annual meeting (2010) of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF); Administration of mints and presses.

Shri Govind Mohan has also handled various assignments in the cadre in the State of Sikkim.

Presently Union Home Secretary since 23.08.2024.

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Home Affairs w.e.f. 14.08.2024 till 22.08.2024.

Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India w.e.f. 01.10.2021 till 14.08.2024.

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) w.e.f. 17.09.2018 till 30.09.2021.

Joint Secretary, MHA w.e.f. 14.05.2018 till 17.09.2021.

Before joining MHA, Shri Govind Mohan worked as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, M/o Finance, Govt. of India with effect from 10.08.2017 to 13.05.2018. He also functioned as Principal Resident Commissioner, Sikkim since 25th August, 2015.

Prior to this assignment Shri Govind Mohan worked as Minister (Economic), Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA from 25th July, 2012 to 24th August, 2015. In this assignment he dealt with Co-ordinating issues of selected Ministries/Departments of Government of India with corresponding entities of the Government of USA; Economic liaison between the Indian Ministry of Finance and US Treasury; Energy partnership between India and US; Facilitation of dialogue between the commerce and industry chambers of India and US.

In previous assignments in Government of India, Shri Govind Mohan has worked as Joint Secretary, in the Cabinet Secretariat, from January 2011 to July 2012 and looked after the Special assignments relating to: Prices and inflation; Development of a natural gas grid; Transparency in allotment of natural resources; Telecom policy; Space Policy; Commonwealth Games; Development of inland waterways; Development of dedicated freight corridor (DFC). Handling matters related to social sector and infrastructure Ministries and Departments of Government of India, in so far as they pertain to the Cabinet Secretariat. Administration of Cabinet Secretariat.

He also worked as Director and thereafter Joint Secretary in the D/o Economic Affairs from February, 2008 to February 2009 and continued as JS upto January 2011 and looked after Infrastructure policy and public private partnerships (PPPs); Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB); Multilateral institutions (Asian Development Bank) and externally aided projects including co-ordination of the annual meeting (2010) of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF); Administration of mints and presses.

Shri Govind Mohan has also handled various assignments in the cadre in the State of Sikkim.

Dr. Ajay Kumar joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1985 and retired as Defence Secretary of India on 31.10.2022.

Dr. Ajay Kumar is B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He is M.S. Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota, USA and Ph.D. in Business Administration from Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, USA.

Dr. Ajay Kumar held various senior level positions in the State Government of Kerala and the Central Government. From July, 2015 to November, 2017, he held the post of Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and IT. He was appointed as the Secretary, Department of Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence in December, 2017 and later as Union Defence Secretary from August, 2019 to October, 2022.

Dr. Ajay Kumar has spearheaded several initiatives and reforms in his career in the Civil Service. These include corporatization of Ordnance Factories Board, Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDex), AGNIPATH Scheme (Agniveers), promotion of Defence exports in the Ministry of Defence. In the Ministry of Electronics and IT, he was instrumental in revival of electronics system and design industry through a slew of policy initiatives including Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme, Electronic Manufacturing Clusters Scheme,

Preference to Domestically Manufactured Goods Scheme, Scheme for setting up semi-conductor fabs, Electronics Development Fund and Compulsory Registration Order mandating safety standards of electronic goods. As DG, NIC he was instrumental in launching various Digital India initiatives including MyGov, Jeevan Pramaan, biometric attendance system among others. While in Kerala, Dr. Ajay Kumar is credited to have revived Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON) during 2000-2002 period and scaling-up of IT investments in the State during his tenure as Secretary IT of the State.

Dr. Ajay Kumar has, to his credit, several publications in national and international journals including at ICIS, IEEE, IJEC, HICCS etc.

He was awarded the "Silver Elephant" medallion by National Scouts and

Guides by His Excellency the President of India, in 1994. In the same year, he also earned a citation by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and was adjudged the "Outstanding Young Person" by the Junior Chamber of Kerala.

He earned the Graduate School Fellowship by the University of Minnesota, USA for the years 2004 and 2005. He was adjudged as the "Electronics Leader of the Year" for the year 2012 for promotion of electronics industry in the country. He was awarded the Technovation Sarabhai Award by IESA in 2015 for his outstanding contribution to ESDM Industry and was also awarded the “Champion of Change” Award by CEAMA in 2017.

He was also awarded Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA)-2019 of IIT Kanpur.

He was conferred Fellowship of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) for his outstanding contributions to engineering and dynamic leadership in engineering domain which have immensely contributed for the faster development of the country with effect from November 1, 2021. Dr. Ajay Kumar has been appointed Chairman, Union Public Service Commission by the Hon’ble President of India on 15th May, 2025.

REAR ADMIRAL SANJAY SACHDEVA is an alumnus of Naval Academy as he joined the (10+2 X' first course) in 1987 and passed out as second in overall order of merit (President Bronze Medal). He got commissioned on 01 Ju I 91.

Admiral has undergone specialization in Navigation and Direction and has tenanted various command and staff tenures. Admiral was also deputed to Russia for acceptance trials of Talwar class ships.

On academic front, Admiral attended 61^st Staff Course at Defeence Services Staff College, Wellington and qualified with DS Grading. He was awarded CNS Gold Medal for the best paper on operational issues during Naval Higher Command Course (2014). In 2018, he attended NDC at National Resilience Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Admiral has also tenanted instructional appointments at prestigious Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi. Admiral took over the helm of premier Tri Services agency in Cyber Domain ie Defence Cyber Agency on 01 Jul 24. Admiral has also been conferred upon with Nao Sena Medal for devotion to duty in 2022.

He is an avid reader and loves to travel.

Nathan Hamiel is Senior Director of Research at Kudelski Security, where he leads the fundamental and applied research team, part of the Innovation group working to define the future of the company’s products and services. He focuses on emerging and disruptive technologies and their intersection with information security. This research includes new approaches to difficult security problems and the safety, security, and privacy of artificial intelligence. Nathan is passionate about risks at the intersection of technology and humanity and shares his thoughts on his blog, Perilous.tech. During his 25 years in cybersecurity, he has been a regular public speaker, presenting his research at global security events, including Black Hat, DEF CON, HOPE, ShmooCon, SecTor, ToorCon, and many others. He is also a veteran member of the Black Hat review board, serving as the AI, ML, and Data Science track lead.

Before helping to establish Childlight, Paul spent over 30 years working as a senior law enforcement officer in the UK and overseas. As Regional Director for the UK’s National Crime Agency in Africa, and later as the Director for the INTERPOL Global Organised Crime programme,

Paul was responsible for developing a cohesive approach with heads of state, governments, agencies and key partners across the world to mitigate serious global criminality. Paul sits on a number of strategic governance boards and has been responsible for establishing bespoke capability to tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse globally.

As Professor of International Child Protection Research, Debi has over 20 years' experience developing data for change. She is passionate about using complex and disparate data sources to understand the magnitude, patterns and determinants of CSEA globally.

Debi leads the data strategy at Childlight driving a vision of creating and curating rigorous and robust data to safeguard children now and preventing violence from ever occurring in the future.

Kelvin has significant experience in UK and international law enforcement. While with the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) in Kenya, Kelvin set up Africa’s first dedicated child exploitation and human trafficking units.

Prior to this he was a Senior Investigating Officer within The Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre specialising in extra territorial prosecutions relating to child exploitation across the Globe.

Professor Paul Griffiths spent 15 years as Child Victim Identification Manager for Queensland Police Service, and was previously a police officer in the United Kingdom for over 18 years. Much of that time was spent investigating online child abuse, with Greater Manchester Police, the National Crime Squad (NCS) and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. Professor Griffith is a long-standing member of the INTERPOL Specialist Group on Crimes against Children. He was chair of both the Computer Facilitated Crimes against Children and the Child Victim Identification sub-groups, before serving as overall chair for six years

Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar, PhD, MA, is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She is a renowned expert in the psychosocial and technological factors associated with cybercriminal behavior, specifically on the criminological characteristics and grooming strategies of online child sex offenders. Her research intersects multiple fields, including the behavioral sciences, social sciences, artificial intelligence, biometrics, natural language processing, and digital forensics.

Dr. Seigfried-Spellar works extensively with law enforcement agencies worldwide, conducting research on sensitive operational data and providing trainings related to vicarious trauma and online investigations. She is a Fellow and Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Vicarious Trauma and the former Chair of the Digital and Multimedia Sciences section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts.

Finally, she was a co-founder of the Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network (CSARRN), a yearly workshop that brings leading researchers and thought leaders together to share their work, foster new collaborations, and develop unified solutions to better address child sexual abuse.

Current Research
• Grooming strategies of online child sexual exploitation and abuse offenders
• Knuckle and fingernail bed biometrics
• Behavioral analysis of digital forensic evidence
• Mental health & well-being of forensic science professionals

Areas of Expertise
• Cybercriminal behavior
• Online child sexual exploitation and abuse
• Behavioral analysis of digital evidence
• Vicarious trauma and psychological well-being

Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen is a leading authority in child protection, trauma recovery, and the wellbeing of frontline responders. With 30 years in the health sector and two decades dedicated to preventing sexual violence against children, particularly online, Nina has pioneered innovative approaches to safeguarding children and supporting professionals in this challenging field.

Doug has significant experience in UK Law Enforcement. He has been in charge as Senior Investigating Officer of a number of high-profile child abuse operations and held the public protection portfolio.

Doug sat on the National Executive Board for Family Liaison. He was formerly the Deputy National Co-ordinator at Operation Hydrant the UK response to non-recent child abuse

As Technical Advisory Program Manager, Lydia supports both the research and operational elements of Childlight.

With a 20-year career in UK law enforcement, in varied policing areas including Director of Intelligence, criminal investigations, and child safeguarding, also leading offender management and criminal justice departments.

Prior to Childlight, Lydia worked in academia in the UAE, lecturing on child protection, ethics and investigative programs and publishing in academic journals on child protection.

Lydia was seconded to the UK Home Office and the National Crime Agency working on international development programs. With the NCA, she was operations lead for child protection projects across the British Overseas Territories and involved in the development of a Child Protection Unit in Kenya. Lydia was a Senior Policing Advisor for the Home Office International Directorate.

Lydia has investigative and leadership certifications, underpinning commitment to public safety, education, and sustainable international capacity-building in child protection.

Samrawit brings more than 10 years of strategic communications experience across human rights, global health and international development. As Head of Communications at Minority Rights Group International, she collaborated with a network of minority and Indigenous partners across over 60 countries to amplify community voices and drive policy change. During her tenure, Samrawit co-founded Land Body Ecologies (LBE), a research collective examining climate change impacts on community mental health. LBE were recipients of the Wellcome Trust’s £1 million Hub Award (2021-2024).