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...
Gurbir Singh I have met many journalists — some who ask dumb questions and then some who come up with questions that you just don’t have answers for. Here is one journalist who has always asked the right question. He has got the right answers and, at times, evasive ones. Gurbir has been a good friend...
Deepika Gehani Deepika Gehani entered the world of fashion while still studying at H.R. College of Commerce. Practical training in the family business led to a degree in textile design and she established her eponymous label in 2000.In 2009, Gehani stepped up as the Creative Director at Genesis Luxury Fashion, a sister concern of Genesis Colors,...
Andree Aelion Brooks Andrée Aelion Brooks is a journalist, author, lecturer and a former contributing columnist and news writer for The New York Times, currently specialising in Jewish history.She is an Associate Fellow at Yale University and founder and first president of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale. The programme, started in 1993, trains women from...
Kishore Biyani Known as the “Czar of the Indian Retail Bazaar”, Kishore Biyani is credited with being the pioneer of modern retail industry in India. He laid the foundation for a retail revolution in India by founding the Future Group in the 1990s. He thanked the Club for inviting him to talk to people who could...
President Rtn. Shailesh Haribhakti At last week’s meeting, President Rtn. Shailesh Haribhakti called the Annual General Body Meeting to order. He announced that the Board has unanimously approved a proposal from PP Rtn. Sandip Agarwalla to challenge a candidate chosen by the District Governor Nomination Committee for the post of District Governor Nominee 2017-18 for Rotary...
Quasar Thakore Padamsee Quasar Thakore Padamsee is a director, producer, trainer and an avid watcher of all things theatrical. He is currently the Artistic Director of the theatre and arts management company QTP, a passionate crusader of ensuring that theatre remains in the public consciousness. Internationally, Quasar has worked on Tim Supple's spectacular production of A...
Dr. Swapna Patker 2014-12-09-The_Gateway_December_9_to_15_final 2014-12-09-The_Gateway_December_9_to_15_final Dr. Swapna Patker is a training professional with more than 12 years of experience in cross-functional training and development, having worked with reputed organisations and in a personal capacity. Mindworks Training Systems is spearheaded by Patker, an MBA with a postgraduate degree in psychotherapy and counselling. She also holds a Ph.D in Business Administration...
Anil Chopra 2014-12-02-The_Gateway_December_2_-_8_final Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, the second senior most officer of the Indian Navy, has been in command for more than six years since January 2008, having been at the helm of the Western Fleet, Indian Coast Guard and Eastern Naval Command successively. He now has the rare distinction of heading both the operational commands...
Kumar Mangalam Birla Last week's meeting was a big day for the Rotary Club of Bombay as it welcomed a new member – Kumar Mangalam Birla. He is the Chairman of the multinational Aditya Birla Group. He chairs the boards of major Group companies in India and globally, such as Novelis, Columbian Chemicals, Hindalco, Grasim, UltraTech,...