Chandrashekhar Prabhu is an Indian politician, architect, professor, and urban planner[2][3] and management expert,[4] having held public and corporate positions.

[6] Prabhu was the youngest member elected to the State Legislative Assembly.

[7] He was elevated to the post of the President of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, a cabinet rank position.

[5] Prabhu presently serves on the board of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority and is on the Independent Monitoring Panel for World Bank Schemes in Maharashtra.

[8] Prabhu has served as the Director General of Maharashtra Economic Development Council(MEDC) and was the chairman and Consulting Editor of MEDC Economic Digest Editorial Board.