Dr. N.Panchanatham, was the former vice chancellor of Tamil Nadu Teachers Educational University. Previously he served as the Registrar, Annamalai University. He holds a Ph.D. in HRM-Org. Behaviour. He has nearly 33 years of teaching experience and more than 20 years of experience as an administrator. He has been a part of numerous academic administrative bodies as member and chairman. He had received nearly 50 national and international awards, visited nearly 61 countries and is serving as visiting professor in nearly ten universities abroad. His research contributions include 543 journal publications, 75 books, 140 proceedings and editor - reviewer in 20 journals. He had supervised 63 Ph.D and 23 M.Phil scholars. He had operated numerous research and consultancy projects worth crores. He had been instrumental in carrying out numerous research, academic and administrative reforms, welfare and extension activities.