HDRC is governed by a Board of Advisors, that meets once a year and provides policy guidance in line with HDRC mission and changing environment. The Board of Advisors (BoA) comprises of committed and renowned persons and professionals in their respective fields. HDRC maintains gender equity in the BoA.
A brief profile of the Board Members is depicted below:
| Name | Sex | Profession |
| Abul Hashem, BSc, BE. | Male | Engineer |
| A. K. M. Munir, MBBS, PhD | Male | Physician & Chairman, Sono Hospital Ltd. |
| Tahmina Begum, MBBS | Female | Physician & Chairwomen, Sono Diagnostic Centre Ltd. |
| Aroni Barkat, MSS | Female | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. |
| Abul Hussam, PhD | Male | Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Virginia, USA |
| Mahbuba Khatun, BA | Female | Social Worker |
| Rowshan Ara, PhD | Female | Professor (Rtd.), Department of Philosophy, University of Dhaka. |
| Shafique uz Zaman, PhD | Male | Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. |
| Nur Ahmed, MA, LLB | Male | ODA, DLB Germany in Bangladesh |
| Hashmi Sina, MBBS, MRCP, MD | Male | Physician |
| Abonti Barkat | Female | University Teacher |
| Shamsul Washe, M. Com | Male | Business |