Dr. Rath, an alumnus of IIT Bombay & IIT Kharagpur, is a reputed Geoscientist with more than 25 years’ experience in the field of geosciences.
Dr. Rath, prior to joining as Chairman & Managing Director of OIL, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, was the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and also held additional charge as Director General of Geological Survey of India.
Dr. Rath has gained rich experience and expertise through the diverse positions held, spanning from strategy formulation, business development and upstream asset management to application of geosciences and exploration geology in several important projects including creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), a first of its kind initiative of Govt. of India for achieving energy security by entailing underground rock caverns for strategic storage of crude oil.
Dr. Rath was conferred the prestigious National Geosciences Award by the Hon`ble President of India in 2016 for his immense contribution towards the field of Geosciences.
