The Governing Council of IDEAL is:
- P.G. Ramrakhiani, IAS (Retd.)
- Dwijendra Tripathi (Former Professor & Dean, IIM Ahmedabad)
- S.B.Vora (Former Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University)
- B.C. Mandapa (Technical Director, Corrtech Energy)
- Asha Mandapa (Artist, Proprietor – Reflections Design Studio)
- Jyoti Jumani (Communications Expert)
- Meera Lakhia (Movie set designer & Theatre Personality)
- Villoo Mirza (CEO, SEWA)
- Balakrishna Doshi (Architect)
- Shreyas Joshi (Former President, Raymond Apparels)