Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe retired as Director ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India, Pune) in June 2020. ARAI is the prestigious autonomous R&D and Homologation Institute located in Pune. During her illustrious tenure as Director, ARAI scaled new heights in technology, business excellence and R&D.

Mrs. Urdhwareshe has distinguished academic and professional qualifications to her credit. She holds master’s degree in E&TC, Diploma in Corporate Directorship (from WCCG), Six Sigma Black Belt (from ASQ), etc. Her 40+ years of industrial experience and expertise includes wide range of subjects in automotive domain (like vehicular safety, Air quality and exhaust measurements, Standards/ Regulations, R&D and technology, E mobility, Alternate fuels and green technologies, Quality Systems and Business Excellence, etc.)

Mrs. Urdhwareshe has served as the Chair / Vice Chair of various national/ international bodies and contributed greatly to developing automotive safety, Electric mobility, emission and fuel efficiency standards under CMVR. She also presented several research papers and keynotes which highlighted India’s contributions on the global automotive landscape.

After superannuation in the year 2020, she continues to contribute towards deployment of automotive technologies for the larger interest. Pune Knowledge Cluster Foundation (PKCF) was set up under the directions of Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, where she is the founding Director.

Mrs. Rashmi has also taken up Advisory and Mentorship roles for Corporates, Educational/ Research programs and Government Agencies. She serves on the Board of more than 10 eminent automotive companies as Independent Director.

Mrs. Urdhwareshe is Co-author of Book on Total Quality Management. She has independently authored book “Women and Workplaces”. She has published several technical and popular articles in media, technical journals, and presented research papers at global forum.

She is a recipient of several awards in the areas of Women Empowerment, Corporate Leadership, Engineering Excellence, E-mobility, Business Excellence, Economic Development, Quality Excellence and many more.

For her lifetime contributions towards development of Automotive Technology, she is honored with Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019, at the hands of Hon’ble President of India on 8^th March 2020.

Mrs. Rahmi Urdhwareshe

Address:

Plot no. 39, Shantiban Society, Near Gandhi Bhavan, Kothrud, Pune 411038

Mobile: +91 9975492654

Email:    Office (Pune Knowledge Cluster Foundation): rashmi.urdhwareshe@pkc.org.in

Personal: Rashmi.urdhwareshe@gmail.com