
Dipak Basu, Chairman and President, has spent much of his life employing
technology in humanitarian missions worldwide. In 2001 he founded and served as
Executive Director of NetHope, a consortium of the world's largest aid agencies,
applying innovative IT solutions for humanitarian work in poor, disaster-affected and
war-torn regions. From 1995 to 2006, Dipak served in senior management positions at
Cisco Systems, most recent being Director, Global Center of Expertise. [More....]
Richard C. Watts, Chairman (USA), retired from Hewlett Packard after thirty years,
having risen to the position of Corporate Vice President and Member of the Executive
Committee. Dick currently advises start-up companies and not-for-profit entities in the
areas of funding, marketing and overall strategy. [More...]
Radha Basu, Director, Strategy, is widely recognized as a leading woman
entrepreneur in technology companies and a pioneer in the Indian software business.
Radha held the position of Chairman & CEO of SupportSoft from 1999 to 2006. She led
the company through initial and secondary public offerings and built it into a worldwide
market leader in support automation software. [More....]
The career of Dr. Pradeep Kakkar, Director, Entrepreneurship, is a fascinating mix
of development and business achievement. Pradeep has been a consultant with the
World Bank, ADB, DFID, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, GTZ, The Futures
Group, The Micronutrient Initiative, WFP and UNICEF. Pradeep has held faculty positions
at the Wharton School, Cornell and Columbia Universities and at IIM Calcutta. He has had
senior level corporate experience at Bates Clarion, Lintas and Duncans. [More....]
For over seven years, D.K. Chaudhuri, Director, Merit Centers, was the Global CEO
of Skytech Solutions, an acknowledged leader in providing comprehensive IT solutions
and services to the global transportation industry. In the last one year with assistance
from HSBC and other companies, DK has setup a BPO Academy for the under-privileged
at the Dr. Grahams Homes to create employment for the rural sector in the hills of North
Bengal. [More:...]
Arup Das, Director, Operations, is a seasoned executive with a long career in
financial, export and general management at Siemens in India and Germany. After retiring
from Siemens in 1997, Arup co-founded and operated his own mechanical engineering
manufacturing business. Arup has acted as Joint Honorary Secretary, Treasurer and
Vice President of the Welfare Society for the Blind, a Kolkata NGO. [More...]
Madhu Anand, Director, Programs (USA), has over 20 years of global experience in
a variety of leadership positions in financial management and operational program and
project management in fast paced, growth oriented corporations. She currently serves
as Solutions Program Manager in Cisco’s Corporate Quality organization. [More...]
Daniel Killpack, CFO (USA), serves as Manager, Global Grants Program at KPMG. Prior
to KPMG, Daniel worked for over 15 years in the international aid and development
sector as a professional fund raiser, and as a CFO to an international grant making
foundation. Daniel has been recognized as a specialist in public/private partnerships and
has helped develop best partnership practices with the International Business Leaders
Forum, the World Bank, and USAID. [More...]
Ganesh Natesan, CFO (India), has owned and operated a thriving transportation
company for over 20 years. During recent years Ganesh has focused on helping
farmers in the Sundarbans to cultivate organic farm produce for which he uses the EM
effective microbiolism and Bokashi method as his organic farming model [More...]
Alakananda Rao, General Manager, Training and Entrepreneurship, has worked
in the Information Technology profession for the past 25 years with some of India’s
leading IT firms - Tata Consultancy Services, the Center for Development of Advanced
Computing and NIIT, as well as international aid agency Actionaid. [More....]
Anindya Chatterjee, General Manager, Merit Centers, has an extensive
background in BPO operations at Tathya.com and seven years in project auditing. His
vision is to bring education and jobs to village people so that rural India develops a strong
financial backbone for a country primarily depending upon agriculture.










