P. C. Mathew
President
Global Committee
GIC Global Officials
Leadership guiding the worldwide Indian diaspora network — non-political, non-religious, and committed to community service.
Global Indian Council (GIC) Inc. is led by a Global Committee that guides our four-tier network — Global, National, State, and Chapter levels. The executive team coordinates diaspora programs, Centers of Excellence, and chapter development worldwide.
Four-Tier Leadership
1
Global Committee
President, officers, cabinet, and Centers of Excellence chairs guiding worldwide strategy.
2
National Committee
Country-level leadership (e.g., USA, Singapore, India) coordinating national programs.
3
State Committee
Regional coordination within countries for events and member engagement.
4
Chapter
Local chapters where members connect, volunteer, and serve communities.
GIC GLOBAL CABINET
Prof. Joy Pallattumadom
Vice President
Sudhir Nambiar
General Secretary
Dr. Adv. Yamini Rajesh
Associate Secretary
Dr. Tara Shajan
Treasurer
Tom George Kolath
Associate Treasurer
Adv. Susan Mathew
Compliance / Bylaws Amendments
Santy Mathew
Public Relations
Dr. Mathew Joys
Media & Publicity
Dr. Jija Madhavan Harisingh
Goodwill Ambassador
Centers of Excellence
CHAIRS OF CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE
Leadership for GIC Centers of Excellence.
Affiliation & Org. Development
Chair · Affiliation & Org. Development
Srikumar Menon
Ambassador (Retd.)
Arts, Culture and Heritage
Chair · Arts, Culture and Heritage
Dr. Jija Madhavan Harisingh
IPS, DGP (Retd.)
Business Development
Chair · Business Development
Dr. J. Rajmohan Pillai
Business Development
Charity and Humanity
Chair · Charity and Humanity
T.K. Vijayan
Oman
Civic Engagement and Community Outreach
Chair · Civic Engagement and Community Outreach
Yeldho Peter
Civic Engagement
Co-Chair · Civic Engagement and Community Outreach
Attorney Soji John
PhD
Co-Chair · Civic Engagement and Community Outreach
Dr. Mini Venugopal
Community Outreach
Co-Chair · Civic Engagement and Community Outreach
Dr. Menon UPR DIC
Community Outreach
Digitization, Data & Cyber Security
Chair · Digitization, Data & Cyber Security
Sharath K. Edathil
Data Management
Co-Chair · Digitization, Data & Cyber Security
Chandu Nallur
Data Management
Education, Language and Literature
Chair · Education, Language and Literature
Dr. Prof. Kurien Thomas
Education
Co-Chair · Education, Language and Literature
Prof. V.C. John
Education
Co-Chair · Education, Language and Literature
Prof. K.P. Mathew
Literature (Retd.)
Co-Chair · Education, Language and Literature
Prof. Abraham Varughese
Literature
Environmental and Sustainability
Co-Chair · Environmental and Sustainability
Pradeep Nayar
Environment
Health & Wellness
Chair · Health & Wellness
Dr. Jacob Eapen
MD, MPH
Co-Chair · Health & Wellness
Usha George
Nursing & Senior Care
Marginalized Community
Chair · Marginalized Community
Dr. Narayanan Kutty
Marginalized Community
Media, Publicity & Publications
Chair · Media, Publicity & Publications
Dr. Mathew Joys
Media & Publicity
Pravasi, Legal, NRI and OCI Issues
Chair · Pravasi, Legal, NRI and OCI Issues
Dr./Adv. Rajeev Rajadhani
Pravasi Legal Cell
Science & Engineering
Chair · Science & Engineering
Dr. Milind Thomas
Science & Engineering
Co-Chair · Science & Engineering
Uday Zokarkar
Science & Engineering
Women Empowerment
Chair · Women Empowerment
Sosamma Andrews
Women Empowerment
Co-Chair · Women Empowerment
Dr. Shruti Nada Poddar
Women Empowerment
Co-Chair · Women Empowerment
Alice Manjery
Women Empowerment
Youth Empowerment & Student Leadership
Chair · Youth Empowerment & Student Leadership
Dr. Narayan Janga
Youth & Student Empowerment
Co-Chair · Youth Empowerment & Student Leadership
Teresa Joy
Student Leadership
Co-Chair · Youth Empowerment & Student Leadership
Augness Joy
Student Leadership
Brand Ambassadors
GIC Brand Ambassadors
Distinguished diaspora leaders representing GIC worldwide.
Goodwill Ambassador
Dr. Jija Madhavan Harisingh
IPS, DGP (Retd.)
Brand Ambassador
Jacob Punnoose
IPS, DGP (Retd.)
Brand Ambassador
Rishi Raj Singh
IPS, DGP (Retd.)
Brand Ambassador
Pastor Shaji K. Daniel
Community Leader
Brand Ambassador
Dr. S. S. Lal
USA
Brand Ambassador
Abdulla Manjeri
Gulf Region
Brand Ambassador
Kamlesh C. Mehta
USA
Brand Ambassador
Sandeep Srivastava
USA
Brand Ambassador
Manoj Abraham
IPS, ADGP
Brand Ambassador
George Kallivayal
USA
Brand Ambassador
K. J. Varghese
IFS (Retd.)
Brand Ambassador
Dr. Varghese Perayil
USA
Brand Ambassador
Dr. Saji Thomas
UN (Retd.)
Brand Ambassador
Adv. Sup. Ct. Jose Abraham
USA
Brand Ambassador
Dr. Ameer Althaf
USA
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