Biswajit Mohanty is the Chairman of Greenpeace India.  A conservationist, Mohanty is currently the Secretary of Wildlife Society of Orissa and has been actively working for wildlife and environment protection for almost three decades. He is currently working on study and mitigation of human elephant conflict in Odisha through community participation and control of trafficking of Pangolins. He has practised as a CA with 27 years of experience in taxation and audit and also holds a Ph.D in wildlife crime. Mohanty is a recipient of National RTI award for Bravery, (2010) from National RTI Alliance, Lucknow; Certificate of Appreciation (2001) from PETA, USA; Wildlife Service Award, (2001) from Sanctuary Asia-ABN Amro Bank; Ford Conservation and Environment Grant, (2001) for environmental protection; Times of India - Leadership Award, (2011) as Environmentalist; and Orissa Environment Society Award – Environmentalist of the Year, 2010.