| | Phase I | Phase II |
| 1. | BM Prasanna Director, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT; Chair | BM Prasanna Director, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT; Chair |
| 2. | Nora Lapiton, Program Officer USAID; Member | Dr. Hailu Tefera Wordofa, Program Officer USAID; Member |
| 3 | Mitch Tuinstra, Professor, Purdue University, USA; Member | Mitch Tuinstra, Professor, Purdue University, USA; Member |
| 4 | Anand Pandravada, Regional Research Director, Pioneer; Member | Bijender Pal, Bio seed, India; Member |
| 5 | Director, MMRI, Pakistan; Member | Director, MMRI, Pakistan; Member |
| 6 | Director, BARI, Bangladesh; Member | Director, BARI, Bangladesh; Member |
| 7 | National Maize Co-ordinator, NMRP, Nepal; Member | National Maize Co-ordinator, NMRP, Nepal; Member |
| 8 | Director Research / Vice Chancellor, BAU, Sabor; Member | Director Research / Vice Chancellor, BAU, Sabor; Member |
| 9 | Director Research / Vice Chancellor, UAS Raichur; Member | Director Research / Vice Chancellor, UAS Raichur; Member |
| 10 | P.H. Zaidi, Senior Scientist, CIMMYT; Member Secretary | P.H. Zaidi, Senior Scientist, CIMMYT; Member Secretary |