Air Marshal (retired) M Matheswaran

Air Marshal (retired) M Matheswaran is Advisor-Strategy to the Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. He is also a member of the Executive Council (Governing Body) of the IDSA (Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies). Earlier appointments include Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff at HQ IDS, Director of Ops in SFC (Strategic Forces Command), Director of Air Staff Inspection (DASI) and Principal Director of Air Staff Requirement. Having commanded a Jaguar Strike Squadron, he is also a ‘Fighter Combat Leader’ from the IAF’s Fighter Weapons School, TACDE (Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment), as well as, an Experimental Test Pilot and went on to command the prestigious Flight Test Centre - ASTE (Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment). He holds Master’s, M Phil, and a Ph D in “Defence and Strategic Studies” (University of Madras) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management. He is a Senior Fellow of Executive Education Program on National and International Security, Havard University- John F Kennedy School of Governance and is an alumni of the Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College.