Dr. Ajay Kumar Distinguished Professor (Dual appointment in Department of Economic Sciences and Department of Industrial Management and Engineering) appointed as the Director on Board of Sify Technologies. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) hashtag#officer of the 1985 batch, Dr. Kumar last served as the Defense Secretary for the Government of India and has deep expertise in the technology and policy domains. He has also played a pivotal in nurturing the defense startup ecosystem through initiatives like Innovations for Defense Excellence (iDEX).