His Holiness Devamrta Swami was born in New York, USA and took initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1974. Since then he’s been devoting his life to sharing his Guru’s teachings, distributing his books, serving at the BBT and encouraging farm projects. A member of ISKCON’s Governing Body since 2001, he has occupied the responsible posts of GBC Vice-chairman and Chairman.