Shri S. K. Chaturvedi has assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) on 1st August, 2008. Prior to joining POWERGRID, Sh. Chaturvedi was working as Director (Personnel) with NHPC Ltd.

A first class first Post Graduate from Lucknow University, Sh. Chaturvedi has served 30 years in frontline PSUs such as NMDC, NTPC, POWERGRID and NHPC Ltd.

A veteran of Power Transmission, Sh. Chaturvedi, in his earlier stint in POWERGRID, was instrumental in successful amalgamation of various power utilities in POWERGRID and steering latest HR interventions in the organization.

Sh. Chaturvedi is associated with number of national/international institutions including SCOPE as its governing body member, President Power HR Forum, Member Government of India's Minimum Wage Committee, Employers Representative on Standing Labour Committee etc. Widely traveled internationally, Shri Chaturvedi has several papers and articles in journals of national and international repute.

Sh. Chaturvedi has the rare distinction of having experience in Thermal, Hydro Projects and Transmission of Power for more man three decades.