Meet Our Team
Nish Acharya
Board Member
Nish is CEO and Founder of ​Equal Innovation, a leading global organization that connects the world’s emerging startups with the resources they need to succeed and achieve impact.
Nish is CEO and Founder of ​Equal Innovation, a leading global organization that connects the world’s emerging startups with the resources they need to succeed and achieve impact.
Rajeev Agarwal
Board Member
Rajeev is an entrepreneur, business owner and an advisor to clean energy start-ups. He is also vice president of Shiksha Bharati, a non-profit school for disadvantaged children in Bahjoi, India.
Rajeev is an entrepreneur, business owner and an advisor to clean energy start-ups. He is also vice president of Shiksha Bharati, a non-profit school for disadvantaged children in Bahjoi, India.
Ved Arya
Founder
Ved is a Social Development Entrepreneur & Author. He founded and nurtured multiple social development organizations which are transforming rural livelihood opportunities among the poorest of the poor in India's villages.
Ved is a Social Development Entrepreneur & Author. He founded and nurtured multiple social development organizations which are transforming rural livelihood opportunities among the poorest of the poor in India's villages.
Sharad Elhence
Board Member
Sharad is a proven business strategist and innovator. He is an Executive Advisor to several clients in their growth, operational effectiveness, and customer success areas. He was the founder and CEO of ARTSonepass, a new digital concierge for the arts.
Sharad is a proven business strategist and innovator. He is an Executive Advisor to several clients in their growth, operational effectiveness, and customer success areas. He was the founder and CEO of ARTSonepass, a new digital concierge for the arts.
Piyush Gupta
USA Coordinator
Piyush is a Partner at Suvan Ventures and serves as director on multiple corporate boards. He is also an advisor and mentor to numerous entrepreneurs and startups.
Piyush is a Partner at Suvan Ventures and serves as director on multiple corporate boards. He is also an advisor and mentor to numerous entrepreneurs and startups.
Sarita Gupta
Advisor
Sarita is an executive with over three decades of experience in fundraising, communications, and marketing for global development nonprofits and social enterprises.
Sarita is an executive with over three decades of experience in fundraising, communications, and marketing for global development nonprofits and social enterprises.
Sheila Hooda
Board Member
Sheila is a strategic advisor, holding Independent director roles on several corporate boards, with over three decades of experience in Financial Services and Management consulting.
Sheila is a strategic advisor, holding Independent director roles on several corporate boards, with over three decades of experience in Financial Services and Management consulting.
Pradeep Jain
Organizer
Pradeep is a Technical Writer at a Scalable Network Technologies. He also authored numerous articles for global telecom standards bodies, which became part of published standards utilized in the cellular industry.
Pradeep is a Technical Writer at a Scalable Network Technologies. He also authored numerous articles for global telecom standards bodies, which became part of published standards utilized in the cellular industry.
Suresh Jasrasaria
Board Member
Suresh is a Product Manager at IBM. He is also a member of the Sustainability Committee in the Town of Boxborough, Massachusetts. He has a passion for user-centric technology solutions that better the world.
Suresh is a Product Manager at IBM. He is also a member of the Sustainability Committee in the Town of Boxborough, Massachusetts. He has a passion for user-centric technology solutions that better the world.