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Ashok Kamath
Chairman |
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| Ashok Kamath has taken over as Chairman from July I, 2008. He has been actively involved in the strategic planning, analysis and expansion of programmes at Akshara Foundation since 2003. An alumnus of IIT, Mumbai, he was formerly the Managing Director of the Indian operation of Analog Devices. He opted to leave behind a successful career in the corporate sector and involve himself in the development sector. Ashok is also a trustee of Pratham Books and PROOF. |
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G. Kumar Naik
Vice Chairperson |
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| Mr. Naik, IAS, is the
Commissioner for Public Instruction, Government
of Karnataka and is an ex-officio member of the
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Kanchan Bannerjee
Managing Trustee
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| Kanchan Bannerjee is the Managing Trustee. She is a sociologist and is trained in communications and teaching children with learning disabilities. She has been associated with the planning and execution of several of Akshara Foundation’s programmes since 2000. |
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Upendra Tripathy, IAS |
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| Upendra Tripathy, IAS,
is the Managing Director, Bangalore Metropolitan
Transport Corporation and is a founding member of
Akshara Foundation. |
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| Dr. S Subramanya,
IAS |
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| Dr. S Subramanya, IAS, Commissioner,
BBMP, is an ex- officio member of the Board |
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V Madhukar |
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| Madhukar is a founding
member of Akshara Foundation and was instrumental
in the growth of the organization in its formative
years. He was an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard
University and is currently Director, PRS Legislative
Research, which is being incubated at the Centre
for Policy Research, New Delhi. |
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Rohini Nilekani |
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A well known philanthropist and author, Rohini Nilekani has been associated with
Akshara Foundation since its inception in 2000. She was the Chairperson of the Foundation from 2002 to 2008. Passionate about development issues, she is associated with a number of not for profit initiatives. She is the Chairperson and co- founder of Pratham Books, a non-profit publishing enterprise that produces children’s books. She is also the Chairperson and founder of Arghyam, which promotes equity and sustainability in access to water. |
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Dhirendra
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| Dhirendra is CEO of
Eduquity Career Technologies and has been on Akshara
Foundation’s Board of Trustees since 2000.
He holds a B.Com degree and also has a Masters in
Business Administration. |
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Mohandas
Pai |
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| Currently employed as
Member of the Board, Human Resources, Infosys Technologies
Ltd, Mr. Mohandas Pai has been associated with Akshara
Foundation since 2003. Mr. Pai has a B.Com and LLB
from Bangalore university and is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. |
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Rekha Menon |
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| Rekha Menon is the India
Geographic Services Lead at Accenture and has been
on Akshara Foundation’s Board of Trustees
since 2004. She has participated in the growth of
the organization by providing regular strategic
direction to Akshara Foundation’s programmes. |
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Suzanne Singh |
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| Suzanne Singh has been
associated with Akshara Foundation since 2003. A
management graduate, she has over 12 years experience
in the advertising and marketing fields. She is
actively involved in strategy planning and managing
the communication needs of Akshara Foundation and
Pratham. |
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| Mr. Arnab Bhattacharya |
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| Arnab Bhattacharya is Vice President,
Corporate Banking, Citibank, Bangalore and is an
ex- officio member of the Board. |
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