The Development Management Institute (DMI) was set up with the mission, "To empower and usher in participatory governance and management of institutions, enterprises and resources for enhancing livelihoods and generating sustainable development". As a fully autonomous, Board managed Institution, DMI's management and faculty teams look up to the Chairman and Members of the Board of Governors for guidance and support in strategic thinking and planning the Institute's academic and administrative programmes and processes, towards achieving the stated mission of DMI. Recognising the pivotal role that the Board is expected to perform, the member governors are identified through a comprehensive and independent search process from amongst eminent development professionals, serving and retired senior civil servants, development academics and institution builders with a proven track record.
Board of Governors, DMI Society
The current composition of DMI's Board of Governors is as follows
| 1. | Shri RJM Pillai | Chairman |
| 2. | The Secretary Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi |
Member |
| 3. | Smt. Renana Jhabvala Chairperson & National Co-ordinator, Self-Employment Women's Association |
Member |
| 4. | Prof. Shekhar Chaudhuri Former Director, Indian Institute of Management Kolkata |
Member |
| 5. | Dr. S. Siddharth, IAS Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar |
Member |
| 6. | Shri Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, IAS Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar |
Member |
| 7. | Shri Balamurugan D, IAS CEO, BRLPS, Patna, Bihar |
Member |
| 8. | Smt. Shikha Srivastava, IRTS MD, COMFED, Patna, Bihar |
Member |
| 9. | Dr. (Prof.) Rekha Kumari Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar |
Member |
| 10. | Dr. M K Tiwari Regional Officer, AICTE, Northern Region, Vikas Nagar, Kanpur, UP |
Member |
| 11. | Prof. Niraj Kumar Senior Professor and Dean, DMI, Patna |
Member |
| 12. | Prof. Aditi Thakur Assistant Professor, DMI, Patna |
Member |
| 13. | Shri Suman Kumar Manager- Administration, DMI, Patna |
Non-member Secretary |
| 14. | Dr. Hemnath Rao H. Senior Professor and Director, DMI, Patna |
Member Secretary |
Last updated: March 16, 2020