Maharaj K. Pandit is a scholar in the fields of Himalayan ecology, environmental conservation, and sustainability. He currently holds the position of Ngee Ann Kongsi Distinguished Professor at the National University of Singapore.[1] Formerly, he served as the Dean of the Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability[2] and held various leadership roles at the University of Delhi, including as the founding CEO of the Institution of Eminence, Dean and Chair of Research, and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment (CISMHE).[3] Pandit has also been a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University[4] and an adjunct professor at the University of Rhode Island.
Pandit earned his Ph.D. from the University of Delhi.