Chitra Narayanan

[1] She served as an Indian Foreign Service officer and as an ambassador of India to six countries.

[3] She serves as a fellow at Institute of Contemporary Studies, Nehru Museum and Library, New Delhi from 1995 to 2000.

She served as the ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia (2001–2005), Turkey (2005–2008), Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2008–2013) and the Holy See (Vatican) (2009–2013).

[4] She is an associate fellow at the Geneva Center of Security Policy and Course Director of the executive course on Creative Diplomacy which teaches creative leadership and decision making skills relevant to the challenges of today.

Due to the nature of the job of her father as an Indian Foreign Service officer, she got to do her schooling in different parts of the world, including in London, Australia, at a boarding school in the Himalayas and in New Delhi.