OSDD approaches drug discovery in a planned yet decentralized manner. The Chief Mentor is Prof. S. K. Brahmachari, Scientist and Founder Director, CSIR- Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Chief Mentor, Open Source Drug Discovery, Academy Professor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Former Director GeneralCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research. Prof. M Vijayan, Professor , Indian National Science Academy, Dr. V M Katoch Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr. N.K. Ganguly, Former DG, ICMR, are Mentors. The overall activity is implemented by the OSDD Unit. Each scientific project is executed by a Principal Investigator (PI).