Dr. Pawan Goenka had earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur and then went on to complete his Ph.D from Cornell University, U.S.A. Graduate of Advanced Management Programme from HBS. He worked for General Motors R&D Centre at Detroit, U.S.A. from 1979 to 1993. Thereafter he joined Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., as General Manager (R&D). He was appointed COO (Automotive Sector) in April 2003, and appointed President (Automotive Sector) in September 2005.

Dr. Goenka received the Outstanding International Advisor Award from SAE in 1997, Charles L. McCuen Achievement Award for the years 1991 & 1995 from General Motors. Burt L. Newkirk Award for the year 1987, Extraordinary Accomplishment Award from General Motors in 1986, Distinguished Alumni Award from I.I.T. Kanpur in 2004. He is a Fellow of SAE International, and of Indian National Academy of Engineers.

Dr. Goenka is a past President of Society of Automotive Engineers, India, current President of ARAI Governing Council, and VP of SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers). He is also the Chairman of the Technical Committee of SIAM.

Dr. Goenka is on the board of several Mahindra Group Companies and is often referred to as the father of the Scorpio.