Shridhar Venkat 2015-06-02-The_Gateway__June_2_to_June_8_ Shridhar Venkat, an Eisenhower Fellow with more than 23 years of experience with leading multinationals such as Philips, ABB and Webex Communications (CISCO), addressed the Rotary gathering last week as the CEO of Akshaya Patra Foundation. Venkat along with Mohandas Pai, a trustee of the foundation, highlighted the extent of malnutrition amongst children in...
Dr. Prakash Pispati Dr. Prakash Pispati has a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, an MD degree from Grant Medical College, and received his post-doctoral training in rheumatology in the UK and USA. He is the Director of Rheumatology at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre and the Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at Saifee Hospital. He...
PP Rtn. Gul Kripalani At last week’s meeting, Rotarians spent an interesting afternoon with the Consular Corps. This event was co-ordinated by PP Rtn. Gul Kripalani, the Honorary Consul General for Iceland as well as the Chairman of Honorary Consular Corps Diplomatique, Mumbai (HCCD) and Vice Dean of Consular Corps Association Mumbai (CCAM). PP Rtn. Haresh...
Bavidra Mohan Bavidra Mohan is the India Fellows Manager at Acumen India and spends his time working closely with some of the country’s most promising change-makers to train them in leadership and accelerate their vision for transforming India. Mohan holds a BA in Sociology from Queen’s University, Canada, and an MA from Kingston University, UK. He started...
Nilesh Shah Nilesh Shah is the Managing Director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. Kotak Mahindra is one of India's leading financial institutions, offering complete financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life. From commercial banking, stockbroking, mutual funds to life insurance and investment banking, the Group caters to the financial needs of...
Nasser Munjee Educated in the UK and the US, Nasser Munjee's entire career has spanned the creation of financial institutions in India. His career began with the creation of the first mortgage company in India — the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) — with which he was associated for 20 years, rising to be its Executive Director....
Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy has trained in Developmental Paediatrics at Children’s Hospital, Boston. She founded Ummeed Child Development Center in 2001 and is currently the Executive Director. She has 15 years of experience in India as a developmental paediatrician and serves on expert committees related to Early Childhood Development and disability for the WHO...
Rohas Nagpal Rohas Nagpal is a lawyer by qualification, a cyber crime investigator by profession, a hacker at heart and a programmer by passion. He advises corporates, law firms, and law enforcement agencies on issues relating to Technology Law, Cyber Crime Investigation, Information Warfare and Cyber Terrorism. He has assisted the Government of India in drafting...
Piyush Goyal Piyush Goyal is the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy in the Government of India. He is currently a Member of Rajya Sabha and was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the...
Dr. Gowhar Shafi Gowhar Shafi has done his Doctorate in Genetics from the Institute of Genetics & Hospital for Genetic Diseases and Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad.He completed his postdoctoral research in Computational Biology (Genomics) from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden and was associated with them as a Research Scientist. He has published more than...
Andrew Holland Andrew Holland has led the Institutional Equities and Investment Advisory business at Ambit Capital since 2008. He currently leads the Investment Advisory business at Ambit Investment Advisors Private Limited as their CEO. Prior to joining Ambit Investment Advisors, he was the Managing Director – Strategic Investment Group for Merrill Lynch in India. He has...
Noshir Kaka Noshir Kaka is the Managing Director of McKinsey and Company’s India office, founder of its Outsourcing and Offshoring practice and McKinsey’s Business Technology office in India. After joining the firm in 1994, he worked in South Asia, US, UK and India. He has assisted many companies in the areas of strategy development, organisational restructuring...