Mr. Atul Sobti is the Director General of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), an apex body of the Public Sector Enterprises of India. Prior to this, Mr. Atul Sobti was Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of BHEL, a Maharatna Public Sector Enterprise. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate with post-graduation in international management and diploma in project management. He is also Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Engineers (India).

Mr. Sobti has a repertoire of diverse and versatile professional experience of nearly four decades working in various capacities in all major segments of BHEL, including nearly six years at Board level. As a visionary leader, he was responsible for a turnaround of BHEL operations during the time he was at the helm.  He was also the former Chairman (Part Time) of Raichur Power Corporation Limited, Karnataka; former Member of the General Assembly, Electrical Construction Company, Libya, and former Member of the World Energy Council (Studies Committee). He has a wide-ranging experience in areas of marketing, business development, project management, manufacturing, operations, international business and strategic management.

He had been on several National and International level committees/sub-committees of trade, industry & economic associations and CEO-level global forums. While working in these forums in various capacities he played a pivotal role in pursuing joint association, knowledge and experience sharing among various enterprises.

As DG, SCOPE, Mr. Sobti represents SCOPE and Public Sector at various international forums such as ILO, OECD, WTO etc. He also represents the Public Sector Employers as a member on tripartite committees such as Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, National Safety Council and Labour Policy related committees.

Recognizing his contribution, Mr. Sobti has been honoured with number of awards including Eminent Engineering Personalities Award by Institution of Engineers; Excellence Award 2019 for Nation Building; CBIP Award for Excellent Contribution in Power Sector Development; CEO with HR orientation; Visionary Leader in Heavy Engineering; Excellence Award for Leadership etc.