Mr. Pankaj Kumar Satija is a graduate mining engineer from IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, and holds a PGDBM from XLRI. With over 25 years of experience, he has adeptly blended mining operations with a framework of Safety, Health, and Environment. As a PMP certified professional, Mr. Satija has enhanced his skills through the Indo-German Manager Programme in Germany, the Global Advanced Management Programme in Beijing, and the Tata Group Executive Leadership Development Program in the UK. He is also a LEAD Fellow of cohort 19 and a certified coach from Erickson Coaching International.

Currently serving as the Chief of Regulatory Affairs at Tata Steel Ltd, Mr. Satija's expertise spans Strategic Planning, Project Management, Mine Planning, Mining Operations, Training, Production, and Maintenance. His innovative approach led to the first vetiver plantation experiment in the Indian mining industry at the Joda East mine of Tata Steel in 2012, in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur.

Mr. Satija has been an integral part of the task force for the Sustainable Development Framework for the Indian Mining Industry, constituted by the Ministry of Mines. Under his leadership, Tata Steel’s Sukinda chromite mine became the first in the country to pilot the launch of the Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) in January 2016. Additionally, he spearheaded the initiative at Noamundi, which became the first mine in India to pilot the launch of Drone Application in Mine Monitoring (DAMM) in January 2017.