Meet the Visionaries Behind Our Mission
Dr. Jitender Aggarwal
Founder & CEO
Dr. Suman Aggarwal
Strategic Leader, India
Ms. Nistha Tripathi
Program Leader, India
Mr. Tarun Bansal
Fundraising/Partnership Director
Mr. Lakshay Singhal
Finance Leader - India
Mr. Rajat Mohan
IDEA Director
Dr. MB Athreya
Sarthak Mentor & Guru -Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya is recognized as one of the founders and pioneers of the Indian Management Movement, including Education, Research and Consulting. He has made a sustained contribution, over nearly five decades, on return from the US, after obtaining his Doctorate in Business Administration at the Harvard University. He has been available nationally to Corporates; Central and State Governments; and NGO’s, as an independent resource person. Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya is recognized as one of the founders and pioneers of the Indian Management Movement, including Education, Research and Consulting. The Athreya Committee, 1991, set the agenda for the transformation of the Indian Telecom sector. He has spoken at many national and international conferences on issues of Management; Values; Governance etc. He has been honoured with several awards, including the Padma Bhushan, of the Government of India.
Mr. Krishan Kalra
President NAAI and Former President, AIMA
An engineer by training, Krishan Kalra worked in the corporate world for 38 years, followed by 7 years as additional secretary general of FICCI and another 3 as secretary general of the Phd chamber. He is past president of all India management association. He has also served on the board of governors of IIMC Kolkata for 5 years and as a member of the Phd chamber mg. Committee for nearly 20 years. Since early 2010, Mr Kalra does only voluntary work in the areas of skill development, health care, environment conservation and empowerment of the differently abled.
Mr. Ranjan Chopra
MD, Team Computers
Shri Ranjan Chopra is the Managing Director of Team Computers, a 25-year-old company with 1100 members. After graduating from IIT Kanpur in 1983, he worked in Philips and Apple. He has a keen passion for music and plays the saxophone. He has built a platform called Zorba, where great musical experiences happen.
Mr. Lov Verma
Former Secretary, DePwD, Government of India
Lov Verma is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service of the 1978 batch, Uttar Pradesh Cadre with extensive administrative experience of more than 37 years spanning a wide range of assignments, including 3 years as Secretary to Government of India. He has served at senior positions in the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the State Departments of Health, Finance, Industry, Public Works and others and have done field assignments as District Magistrate and Divisional Commissioner in UP. He also served as Principal Secretary to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Mr. Sandeep Bhargava
CEO & Founder, Leap Edtech
Sandeep Bhargava ji is the former Executive Vice President, Vodafone India Ltd. Further, Experienced with a demonstrated history of working in the Corporate Affairs & Public Policy domain in telecommunications industry professional. He is also :
• Member-Executive Council PECOSA(College Alumni)
• Chairman-Telecom Committee for European Business Group
• National Advisory Board Member-Sarthak Educational Trust
• Vice President-National Abilympics Association Of India(NAAI)
Ms. Reva Nayyar
Chairman, Board of Community Friendly Movement
Mrs. Reva Nayyar is serving as Chairman on the Board of Community Friendly Movement & as Director in Essel Social Welfare Foundation. She is also chairperson of Bal Sahyog. Mrs. Nayyar has over 30 years wide experience in Public administration and Human resource management with varied exposure to governance at the center and state level as well as in State public sector undertakings and the Union parliament.
Mr. Ajay Kanchan
Chief Editor & CEO, Media Today
Mr. Ajay is CEO of Media Today, which is one of the pioneers of media monitoring and evaluation of media coverage in India and also the director of Delhi based Centre for Advocacy & Communication. He is a versatile Bollywood director with 32 Years of experience in journalism, corporate communication, and development sector. His works such as ‘Poison on the Platter’ and ‘Aisa Kyon Hota Hai’ earned great praise and awards. His “Innovative Communication Project on HIV/AIDS” was ranked as one of the three “Most Innovative Communication Projects in the World” by the UN Conference on Children and Media in Rio in 2004.
Dr. Sudhir Gupta
Vice President, NAAI
Dr Sudhir Gupta is the former director of Cygnus Medicare Private Limited, New Delhi, India. Prior to this, he was The President, Board of Governors, Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in Delhi.
Mr. Supriyo Gupta
CEO, Torque Communications
Supriyo Gupta is a leading communications consultant, entrepreneur and media specialist with over a decade of experience in journalism and over two decades of public relations consulting to India’s leading companies and a host of Fortune 500 firms. Over the past decade and a half, he has built two leading public relations firm, including Torque Communications. Supriyo founded Digilogue Communications, a digital venture with investment from Silicon Valley investors.
Ms. Anuradha Bhavnani
Former Regional Director, Shell Foundation
Over the years, Anuradha have worked across sectors from Oil and Gas, Energy , Waste to value, Urbanisation ,Sustainable cities and, Agriculture . She has supported and co-created early stage pioneering social enterprises and led Non Executive Board roles with Not for profits and For profits. A Business professional with a wide range of experience with Large Corporations and Social Enterprises. My strength is in strategic leadership ,co-creating pioneers, stakeholder management ,change management, creating inclusive business and finally connecting the dots. Over the last 13 years she have worked at the Shell Foundation (UK based Registered Entity) with social enterprises, not for profits, Incubators ,accelerators, DFIs and Multilaterals & Government to build social enterprises from early stage to scale, building ecosystems and creating sectoral reform to impact millions.
Mr. Raj Kapur
Advisory Board Member, Sarthak
MR. RAJ KAPUR has a chequered career in the corporate world in India for a period of almost 40 years. Starting as a Management Trainee in July 1974, and superannuating in 2016, as the Chief of JCT Electronics Limited, which was the largest manufacturer of Electronics and part of the Thapar Group of Industries, where he continues to be advisor for new projects. During the course of his career, he worked in diversified industries like BILT (Paper), SEHGAL PAPER (Snotex Tissue), STERLING STEELS & WIRES LTD. (Steel Wire) and JCT ELECTRONICS LIMITED (Electronics)
Mr. SK Gupta
Former DDG, Department of Telecommunication, GOI
Mr. SK Gupta is retired from DOT and presently working with Sarthak from last one year in the capacity of National Advisory Board Member. He works closely with operations, finance and program team to ensure the development graph rising.
Mr. Siddhartha Rastogi
Managing Director, Ambit Capital Investment Advisory
Rastogi ji has over 2 decades of financial services experience & heads the Asset management arm of Ambit Group, a full service Investment bank. Siddhartha is a forward looking thinker and writes regularly on life & living and Investments in various magazines & online journals. Siddhartha also head the CSR division of Ambit Group. He is author of 8 minute decision a book which helps one to effective decision making.
Mr. Atul Bhatnagar
Former COO, NSDC
Atul Bhatnagar is the former COO of NSDC. He left in Nov 2015 and found his inner calling to become an Advisor to Start-ups and Not-for-profit organizations in the field of Skill Development, Education, Renewable Energy and Fintech. He is currently associated with Pan IIT Alumni Reach for India (PARFI), Sun Moksha, Prepmyskills, Sri Sri Rural Development Program (SSRDP) and is also an Adjunct Professor at NIST, Berhampur, Odisha.
Dr (Brig) RK Gupta
Paediatrics, Indian Army
Mr. Brigadier Dr. R.K. Gupta currently a consultant in paediatrics and a medical administrator. Graduated from MAMC Delhi followed with a post-graduation from Pune University. Obtained his doctorate in paediatrics from Gujarat University. He joined the Indian Army in 1965 and after some years in forward areas and active participation in 1971 war, joined field of paediatrics followed by medical administration. After voluntary retirement from the army in 2001, he was appointed the position of Medical Director of the Batra Hospital and held that position for 6 years; followed by working as a professor and head of department of paediatrics at a medical institute in Bareilly.
Mr. Bhushan Punani
Executive Secretary, BPA
Dr. Bhushan Punani is at present working as General Secretary of the Blind People’s Association, Ahmedabad, one of the most leading disability development NGOs in the country. He is also President of the International Council for Education of Persons with Visual Impairment (ICEV), West Asia. He joined BPA after completion his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (SPA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and the completed his LL.B as well as PhD from Gujarat University and Course in Vocation Rehabilitation from Haifa University, Israel.
Prof. M P Poonia
VC, AICTE
Dr. M.P. Poonia is specialized in the field of Mechanical Engineering (IC Engines, Gas Dynamics, Ref. & AC), Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development. He is M.Tech (Thermal Engg.) and Ph.D (IC Engines) from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He possesses a vast experience of 30 years. He has published more than 90 research papers in National and International Journals & Conferences and published 10 books and developed 02 Lab Manuals. He has guided a number of M.Tech and Ph.D dissertation. Dr. Poonia is a Member of ISTE & Society of Automotive Engineers. Dr. MP Poonia is presently serving as Vice Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education since 20th January, 2017.
Dr. SM Gupta
GCPO, Startek
Dr. S.M.Gupta steers the Human Resource function for 46,000 strong workforce of Startek, spread across 13 countries and 46 global locations as the Global Chief People Officer. He brings with him over 30 years of HR experience across IT, ITES, Telecom, Retail, Oil and FMCG sectors. He has been instrumental in the company winning numerous distinct HR awards from Aon, SHRM, BW Business world among others. A distinguished speaker and a thought leader at various forums and associations, SM is committed to working towards creating a progressive workplace, and is a true believer in inclusion and diversity.
Mr. Deepak Chhabra
MD, Tupperware
Mr. Deepak Chhabra is managing director at Tupperware India. In his more than two decades of experience, he has held leadership roles in companies such as Crocs, Reliance Retail, Skechers, and Asics, among others. Chhabra, who has a postgraduate degree in footwear technology and in marketing from Footwear Design and Development Institute in Delhi, started his career in 1996 with Phoenix International as regional manager. He joined Tupperware after Crocs India, where he was CEO and managing director for three years. He has been instrumental in ramping up business at Crocs as well as building operational infrastructure of Reliance Retail.
Mr. Rahul Gupta
Managing Partner & Founder of ValuAble
India's first Venture Fund that is committed to mainstream inclusion. He has over 17 years of Wholesale Banking experience, both in India & the UK and is accredited for delivering several Industry first initiatives, and was also featured in Business World's 40 Under 40 list 2021, in the 'Disrupt Category'.
State-wise Advisory Board
- Anil Shrivastava, Founder Director, System Dynamics (Software) India Pvt Ltd
- Nandini Rawal, Executive Director, BPA
- Shri Vipin Gupta, Advocate
- Shri Ravi K Garg, Director, Leitmotif Solutions Private Limited
- Shri Niranjan Khatri, Former General Manager, ITC & Founder iSambhav
- Shri Ram Satyanarayan, Psychologist & HR, TCS
- Smt. Madhu Singhal, Founder CEO, Mitra Jyoti
- Shri Vikram Diesh, Ex- SrI Sri
- Dr. Hariharan, BCIL
- Col. KC Menon
- Gautam Aggarwal
- Smt Pooja, HR Head, Aegis
- Smt Usha Upadhyay, Director, Digdarshika
- KS Malvika, Employment Officer, Employment Exchange
- Smt. Megha, HR Manager, Mahindra Finance
- Rajbir Singh, Altelier argo apiculture pvt. ltd
- Shri Shailendra Kumar
- Shri Sachin Sharma, Sr. Resident Officer, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Shri Shantanu Tripathi, Head, FICCI M P State Council
- Shri Mukesh Jain, IPS
- Smt. Guneet Sethi, Director HRD & CSR, Gillard Electronics Private Limited
- Shri Shyam Sunder Pattnaik, Director NITTTR
- Dr. J.S. Saini, Former Dean & HOD, NITTTR
- Shri Paramjit Singh Sodhi, Advisor, Competent
- Col. Inderjeet Singh Multani, Indian Army
- Shri Vivek Trivedi, Social Development Officer, NULM
- Smt. Mamta Sharma, Principal, Asha School Chandimandir Cantt
- Shri P B Varadarajan, President, REHENA
- Shri Sai Krishnan, Senior Executive, HCL
- Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd) VSM, Executive Director, Madras Management Association
- Shri Vinod Benjanim, HR, TCS
- Smt Gayathri Mohan, Head CSR, Sopra Steria
- Shri R. Hari, Former GM HR, Lemon Tree Hotels
- Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IT Secretary, Government of Telangana
- Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LV Prasad Eye Institute
- Smt. Anju Khemani, Senior Disability Consultant
- Smt. Sujashree Kurapati, CEO, Deque
- Shri Akhilesh Sureen, Former Sr. Director, Human Resources, Sutherland
- Shri PBV Subbaraju, President, Netra Vidyalaya
- Shri. Ravi Kumar Peesapati, President, The Hyderabad Management Association
- Shri. Pradeep Kumar, FOSI, FIETE Scientists, DRDO, Ministry of Defence
- Shri Vikram Joshi, CEO, Rangotri
- Shri N K Chaudhary, Chairman, Jaipur Rugs
- Smt. Alka Batra, Past Chairman, FICCI FLO
- Smt. Malti Jain, Consultant, World Bank
- Prof. Upender Pandel, Senior Professor, MNIT Jaipur
- Shri Akhilesh Jain, CMD, REIL
- Smt Ranoo Srivastava, Jewellery Designer
- Shri SPS Rathore, Former DD Employment, Government of Rajasthan
- Shri. Akash Deep Arora, RAS in Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan
- Dr. Sarika Aggarwal, Social Worker
- Smt Shikha Banerjee, HR & OD Consultant and Counsellor for Happiness and Well Being
- Shri Pradeep Kakkar, Environment Activist
- Mohammad Asif Iqbal, Principal Consultants, PWC
- Smt Sreela Das Gupta, Specialist: Diversity and Inclusion, TCS
- Smt Ruma Surana, Art and Craft Teacher
- Prof. Pradyot Banerjee, Management Consultant
- Shri Vishnu Sharma, Wing Commander, Indian Air Force
- Smt. Anuradha Balachandran
- Smt. Suparna Sen, Pen & Ink Art
- Smt. Reena Dewan, Director, KCC
- Shri Zafar Zaidi, Ex Deputy Director, VRC, Ministry of Labour & Employment
- Shri Umair Usmani, Vice President- HR, Startek
- Shri P K Pundir, Director Employment, Government of Uttar-Pradesh
- Shri Gaurav Chandra, Director, AITH Kanpur
- Shri Alok Ranjan Jha, Joint Secretary, UP Govt
- Shri Rohit Nandan, Vice Chairman, State Public Services Tribunal
- Shri Akhilendra Kumar, Social worker
- Smt. Alice Guram, CEO, Media Pulse
- Shri Ajeet Lakra, CMD, Super Fine Knitters
- Shri Raju Bansal, Director, Bansal Knitwears
- Smt. Archana Khurana, Founder, Human Rhythms
- Smt. Deepti Saluja, Founder, Samarth
- Shir. Maninder Mann
- Shri Anil Gidh, Former Global Head Talent Acquisition, & Resourcing, Capgemini
- Shri Charudatta Jadhav, Head- Accessibility Center of Excellence, TCS
- Shri Nitin Garg, Chief Manager, Union Bank of India
- Smt. Neerja Saran, CEO, Spandan SPA
- Smt. Neelam Lulla, Educationist, Education Audiology Research Centre
- Shri Siddharth Kak, Director – Producer, Hunarbaaz
- Smt. Shibani Sachdeva, India Country Manager, Simplon
- Dr. Sundaram Nand Kumar, Independent Scientist and Consultant
- Shri N V Chandramouli, Management Consultant
- Smt Pallavi Kadam, Executive Director, NAB India
- Sampada Shevde, Director, Perkins International India
- Ms. Nitika Gambhir, Diet Consultant and Faculty, The Yoga Institute
- Shri KK Verma, Bank of Baroda
- Col. D.K. Bishnoi, Advocate, Bombay High Court
- Shri Sameer Gambhir, Owner, EnerGreen Power Solutions
- Smt. Rupa Naik, WTC
- Shri Pawan Aggarwal
- Group Capt. DV Arora VSM, Founder & CEO, Perfect Solutions
- Shri Rajive Gulati, Sr Programme Officer Incubation UNTILabs
- Shri Shubhor Khanna, Founder & CEO, Vodox Global Services
- Shri Ashish, Ashish Kumar & Associate
- Shri Vijay S Jodha, Filmmaker
- Smt Priyanka Das, Recruitment Professional
- Shri Pankaj Chaurasia, CA, Pankaj Chaurasia & Co.
- Shri Prashant Ranjan Verma, General Secretary, National Association for the Blind
- Shri Anil Joshi, Program Director, IBM Accessibility, IBM
- Smt. Vandana Sabarwal, Sr VP, Orient Craft
- Shri Satish Kapoor, GM, GR Infra Projects
- Shri Mahesh Sharma, Samaj Kalyan Vibhag
- Prof SSV Prasad Rao, Director, Centre for Learning & Sustainability, GITHAMS Hyderabad Business School
- Shri Bijay Thakur, Head HR, The Leela Palace
- Shri Vikas Kalia, Special Olympics
- Dr. Rakesh Sharma, IFS
- Smt. Sanjana John, Fashion Designer & Social activist
- Dr. Rajive Bhatia, ENT Specialist
- Dr. Gaurav Raheja, Audit Consultant, IIT Roorkee, audit consultant
- Shri. Srinivasu Chakravarthula, Director- Product Accessibility, Freshworks
- Smt. Chandrika Parmar, Director, Development of Corporate Citizenship, SPJMIR
- Dr. Monica choudhary, Ansal University
- Shri. Ajay Gupta, Founder & CEO, Bachphan School
- Dr. Shruti Jain, Consultant Career Counsellor
- Smt. Minetta Patil, National Secretary, NAAI
- Shri Amulya Charan, Advisor, Energy Infrastructure, & Finance
- Shri C P Kapur, Former Senior VP, Ms Anu Agha’s Company
- Shri Feroze Bacha,Management Consultant
- Major General Vijay P. Pawar AVSM,VSM,Trsutee, Queens Mary Teaching Institute
- Dr. Rajendra Jagdale, Director General & CEO, Science & Technology Park
- Shri Kalidas Supate, Kamayani School of Mentally Handicapped
- Dr. Arvind Kulkarni,Chairman, Kamayani Society
- Shri Nand Kumar Phule, Senior Social Worker
- Shri Apnesh Singhal, Director-Credit Risk, Capital Risk and Market Risk Management, Credit Suisse
- Dr. S N Kumar, Ex- IIT Delhi
- Shri. N V Chandramouli, Management Consultant
- Smt. Sampada Shedve, Director, Perkins International India
- Dr. Pawan Agrawal, Founder & President, Kamalabai Educational and Charitable Trust
- Shri. Uday Mehta, Owner, Sunrise Computers Systems
- Col. DK Bishnoi, Advocate, Bombay High Court
- Ms. Nikita Gambhir, Diet Consultant and Faculty, The Yoga Institute
- Smt Shaheena Nizar, Social Worker
- Baizy Thomas Zachariah, Consultant
- Santhosh Jacob , Founder, Geometrics India
- Akila Surendran, Senior Engineer (Assistive Technology), NISH
- Prof. H. P. Mathur, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, BHU
- Shri. Pawan, Founder CEO, Prem Jyoti
- Prof SSV Prasad Rao, GITHAMS Hyderabad Business School
- Prof Sambasiva Rao Nadendla, Viskhapatnam Management Association
