Meet our Community

Indu cleared the Indian Civil Services Examinations and joined the cadre of the Indian Railways Accounts Service (I.R.A.S.) in August 1987. She then served the Indian Railways Finance & Accounts department in various capacities from the level of the Junior Accounts Officer (J.A.O) to Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer (F.A & C.A.O). Indu has served in various states and cities across India and was also Deputed to Mozambique for a year through RITES. Presently she is serving in IISc as Financial Controller since August 2010. Indu is a professional Veena player who started learning Carnatic music from her mother at the age of 4. She is also interested in visual arts.

Isha was born and raised in Kolkata, where she also got married. She completed her schooling at Modern High School and graduated from St. Xavier's. Driven by her love for children, she pursued a Montessori course at MMI in London and taught for a few years. In recent years, Isha has focused on raising her three children and is actively involved in her family business. She looks forward to leading the CSR initiatives in the future. Her family has been dedicated to various charitable causes, including MCKS (Food for the Hungry), and they also run a boarding school in Assam. On the philanthropic front, Isha focuses on women's empowerment through skilling, dignity, and improving urban and rural livelihoods. She is also dedicated to working with children, focusing on education, nutrition, and livelihood opportunities.

An alumnus of King’s College, London, and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, Ishita has always been passionate about philanthropy. She is always excited to champion social causes and is trying to amplify her family business’s CSR activities. She is the founder of Lagom life, a snack discovery platform now pivoting into an all-things honey brand. During her teenage years, Ishita set up a food truck to pick up leftover food from restaurants and deliver it to underprivileged schools. She was also involved with a London-based NGO, Husti.

Ishmeet is a seasoned CXO with 30+ years of experience spanning corporate and development sector. In his Corporate avatar he was managing large FMCG & telecom businesses for Vodafone, Hindustan Unilever, Coca-Cola and Fonterra Dairy before transitioning to the social sector joining the Piramal Foundation in May 2021.

Jagadish Ramamoorthi is a Chartered Accountant and holds a BSc Physics degree from Madras University. He is also a Management Accountant from ACMA, London. Jagadish has over 30 years experience in running businesses. He started in the financial services sector and after a successful stint of 10 years, in 2000 he co-founded the BPO company: Allsec Technologies Ltd. After a 20 year journey as CEO, he sold his stakes in the company and exited the venture. Recently, Jagadish has been trained and certified as a coach by the Coaching Foundation of India (CFI). He has taken up coaching as a way of engaging with younger talents and believes in sharing his experience to help organizations improve their decision making processes.Outside of work, Jagadish is an avid golfer and likes reading and listening to music.

Jagdish and his wife, Meera, have two children, Aditi and Aneesh, both of whom are happily married and settled in Australia. While Meera has been a wonderful homemaker and has been engaged in philanthropic activities, Jagdish has had a distinguished career with Asian Paints spanning 37 years, culminating in his role as the Chief Executive Officer of PPG Asian Paints, a joint venture between PPG Industries USA and Asian Paints. During his tenure, he also served as Regional Vice President for Asian Paints International, managing operations across Australia, China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and the South Pacific region. Meera and Jagdish lived abroad for 25 years, primarily in the South Pacific, Australia, and China. After retiring from his executive role, Jagdish continued contributing to Asian Paints as an Advisor, overseeing their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Currently, he is the CEO of the Paints and Coatings Skill Council, an awarding body recognized by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training. Jagdish is deeply passionate about education and actively participates in three educational institutions. Additionally, he holds roles as an Independent Director and Advisor on the boards of various companies and non-profit organizations.

Since 2023, Jahnavi has served as Whole Time Director at Srinivasa Farms, where she has spearheaded people and workforce culture transformation, guiding the organization from a family-run business to a professionally managed enterprise. Her journey began as co-founder of ‘Top Chop,’ an organization supplying fresh meat products to households. She is also a co-creator of Women Power Foods Pvt. Ltd., a social enterprise dedicated to building technologically advanced, operationally efficient, and sustainable farm-to-fork operations—empowering women through access to education, healthcare, job opportunities, and self-employment. A Gold Medalist in Commerce from Stella Maris College, Jahnavi brings strong business insight and a deep commitment to driving impactful growth.

Jaideep has over 25 years of diversified experience in various parts of the world in multiple roles in management, sales, strategy development and transformation. He currently works in Nokia India as the Head of Global Sales Deploy, Head of Bharti Global Customer Business Team and Head of Global Sales Support. Jaideep has Master of Technology (Microwave Electronics) from Delhi University and Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communication) from Mumbai University. In his free time, he likes to read and travel.

Lead Partner for Navjeevan Lokvikas Sanstha Jaishri is a trained Yoga teacher and a Communications professional focusing on English speaking, coaching Children with learning difficulties and overall wellness. An advertising professional who graduated into Communication coach as her family globetrotted around the world.

Janav holds a Masters in Management from IE Business School, Spain and a B.Tech from SVCE. He currently works with Suresh Industries in Chennai. Janav has volunteered with The Orange Leaf,Rotaract Club of SVCE, Radiant Sports and has been associated with various causes like sanitation awareness, education and women empowerment. His hobbies are travelling, playing badminton, cooking .

Jas Kalra is the President of The Earth Saviours Foundation (T.E.S.F.), a charitable organization dedicated to serving abandoned senior citizens, mentally disabled individuals, and marginalized groups. He carries forward the mission of the foundation’s late founder, Sh. Ravi Kalra, with unwavering dedication and compassion. Under his leadership, T.E.S.F. provides free shelter, food, medical care, and essential services to approximately 1,200 residents across its two shelter homes in Gurugram, Haryana. The foundation operates solely through donations from individuals and corporations, ensuring high-impact services without government funding. Jas Kalra is now spearheading an ambitious project to build the largest free-of-cost shelter home in India, which will accommodate 5,000 abandoned senior citizens and mentally disabled individuals, further solidifying T.E.S.F.’s mission of providing dignity and care to the most vulnerable members of society.

Jatin is a senior management professional with over two decades of experience in infrastructure advisory, management consulting, and project development. He has worked extensively across sectors including energy, transport, and urban development, advising governments and private clients on strategy, investments, and implementation. Jatin brings a strong focus on building sustainable, high-impact initiatives and is passionate about leveraging his expertise to strengthen the social sector through data-driven and scalable solutions.

Jaya, a teacher with 25+ years of experience across multiple countries, has taught Preschool & Montessori, and English as a Second Language. She's an IB exam proctor, loves travel, reading, and art (block printing, pottery, painting, crochet), and is now exploring Mumbai's vibrant culture with enthusiasm.

Jayant Mehrotra is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with over 35 years of multi-industry and multi-disciplinary experience in banking, finance, strategy, administration, operations, and technology. He has worked with several organizations, including the TATA group, Peregrine, IDBI Bank, ING Vysya Bank, and the Lodha Group. Jayant is currently involved with the startup ecosystems and actively invests in new businesses and mentoring some of them. His wife, Monita, is a homemaker, and they have two children. Sunaina, a designer and Samarth who recently completed his Masters in Computer Science and is currently working in Germany. Jayant loves to travel and takes a keen interest in music and sports.

Jayanto “Banjo” Banerjee is a seasoned strategic planning leader with nearly two decades of experience in guiding top-tier advertising and marketing agencies across India and the Middle East. As National Planning Director at Hakuhodo Percept in New Delhi, he leads consumer insights initiatives—particularly youth-focused research through the “I?HPPL discovery” platform—and partners closely with agency leadership and major brand clients. His career includes senior roles at Euro RSCG (Regional Planning Director for Dubai, Muscat, Delhi) and Bates India (EVP), with wide-ranging industry expertise spanning FMCG, automotive, technology, banking, travel, and healthcare. An alumnus of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management and St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Banjo excels in strategic planning, client servicing, and integrating digital and PR setups across five cities

Jayashree Jagadish is a Chartered Accountant holds a BCom from Madras University. Jayashree has worked in a large Indian conglomerate for 10 years.

Jayashree Vaitheeswaran is the Founder and Managing Trustee of Amogh, working in the field of Persons with Disability - the focus is on training and providing livelihoods for adults. She is an active Lead Partner in SVP. Jayashree has completed a Master's Degree in Arts and diverse interests in the fields of Music with flair for social work. She has also done a short program on Social Entrepreneurship.

Jayesh is a trekker-turned-runner, a foodie, and an avid reader. He's parent to a teenager and in the professional sphere, Co-Founder of Juris Corp.

Jigna is a Chartered Accountant and Knowledge Manager at CNK & Associates LLP, with prior experience at Deloitte. She is passionate about applying her expertise in research and knowledge management to help nonprofits build structured, knowledge-driven systems for sustainable impact.

Jinny Uppal has 20+ years of experience in driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business with Fortune 500 consumer companies. Most recently, she was Vice President of Strategy at a $12B North American retailer. She is currently a Consultant, Board Advisor and Investor. Jinny grew up in Mumbai and is a graduate of Florida International University and Harvard Business School. She has practiced Vedic non-dualist and Buddhist philosophies since 2008. In her multiple award winning book- "IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results", she explores the intersection of behavioral science, decision making and leadership principles to present counter intuitive strategies for effective decision making and getting results. Jinny has actively worked with United States (US) and non US NGOs in varying capacities for over 20 years.

As a Founder, President & CEO, Jitendra brings 3 decades of global experience in Information Technology & business consulting and entrepreneurship. Proficient in strategy formalization, planning, and implementations, Jitendra has demonstrated success in setting up and managing overall Consulting Service businesses. Jitendra has been a founder director for Rapidigm India which became Fujitsu Consulting India and worked as their VP for 10 Years in India in multiple strategic roles, leading multi-year engagements for various Fortune 500 companies, both in the US and other parts of the world. He is a Business evangelist, Speaker, Mentor & Adviser for future leaders, an active Charter Member and Chair of the Nurture Acceleration Program for TiE Pune, a Regional Council member of NASSCOM Pune, Social Venture Partner at SVP Pune, and a Limited partner at Moneta Ventures, USA.