A Board of Trustees oversees administration of the Centre. The Board consists of the following members:
- Dr A Ramachandran (President)
- Dr R K Pachauri(Vice President)
- Dr. Prakash G Apte
- Mr. Raj Chengappa
- Mr. C Dasgupta
- Mr. Ashok Jaitley
- Dr. Girish Karnad
- Mr. K N Shanth Kumar
- Mr. K K Misra
- Prof. J Philip
- Prof. S L Rao
- Dr.Leena Srivastava
- Mr. S Sundar
- Prof. Pankaj Chandra
- Dr. Ashok Misra
- Mr. V Ravichandar
The Board has delegated its powers to four committees. The Centre is headed by a Director, Mr. P.R. Dasgupta.