Sri Haravu Venkatanarasingha Verada Raj ‘H. V. R.’ Iengar (b. 1902) served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Madras for a period of three years, from 1969 to 1972. H. V. R. Iengar (1902-1978) was the sixth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (b. 1887) assumed office as the first Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Madras on 1st January 1959. He served as Chairman from 1959 to 1969 for a period of 10 years and made significant contributions to the Institute during his term.

Doctor, educationist and statesman, Dr. Mudaliar made significant contributions in each of his roles.