Professor K Prathap Reddy joined FABS as its first Director. Professor Reddy is a post graduate in agriculture and doctorate from IIM, Ahmedabad (Fellow, IIMA). Before joining FABS, he was a faculty at NAARM, Hyderabad (1979-89); Faculty Member at Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Anand, Gujarat (1989-2002) and Director, IRMA, Anand (2002-2005) and Lead Partner at Byrraju Foundation, Hyderabad (2005-09).