Dr. R.K Tyagi is the Chairman,Board of Governors(BoG) of NIT Uttarakhand. Former CMD of the HAL Dr. R K Tyagi has been appointed as non-official Independent Director on the Board of Air India Limited (AIL) for a period of three years. Dr. Tyagi is a distinguished Alumni of IIT Roorkee and ISB Hyderabad. He is a unique technocratof country having contributed in three important sectors of economy Petroleum, Civil Aviation, and Defence. He is considered to be a Strategy and turnaround specialist.