V. Subramanian is the former Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, where he developed and implemented the basic institutional structures in the sector. During his thirty seven years in the public sector, he has held key positions at the Centre and in West Bengal state including the position of Financial Advisory in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. During this period, he was on the Board of Air India, Indian Airlines, Helicopter Corporation and India Tourism Development Corporation. His other stints include power, tourism, banking and capital markets, and the management of Public Enterprises. He also served with the Commonwealth Secretariat, London.

Subramanian currently serves as the Secretary General and C.E.O. of the Indian Wind Energy Association, a non-governmental body formed by wind energy generating companies and equipment manufacturers mainly for advocacy and policy articulation. He is Business Development Adviser to the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research (CSIR) in New Delhi and is a well known speaker on “Renewable Energy” in various international conferences.