Mr. Atul H. Patel is a Graduate in Textile Engineering from VJTI, Bombay. He is a Managing Director of Tarak Chemicals Limited, Vadodara engaged in the manufacturing of Oil Field Chemicals and other Specialty Chemicals. He has been deeply involved in the activities of Industrial Association and was closely associated with Federation of Gujarat Industries [FGI, a body looking after interests of the Industries]. He had been President of FGI for 1991 and 1992. He was the President of Vadodara Industrial Employers’ Union for the period 1993-95 and also a Senate member of M.S. University of Baroda. He has also been attached with Charitable Organizations and Educational Institutions, presently the Trustee of United Way of Baroda and the past Chairman of Baroda Citizen Council, a body activist in the development of Baroda City. Besides, he is the Trustee of Gyana Yagna Vidhya Mandir, Atladra – Vadodara and Nar Seva Samaj, Dist. Kheda and also the Director of the Baroda Citizen Community Co-Operative Credit Society Ltd., Vadodara.