Trustee - Dhwani Foundation

Mr. M. J. Aravind

Managing Trustee

MJ Aravind has over 30 years of global experience with large multinational corporations including compaq, DEC, and Xerox in areas such as supply chain, sales and marketing,customer service and field operations. Aravind was a co-founder and VP Operations of Daksh eServices, one of India's earliest and largest independent BPO( business processing organization ) companies. Post Daksh, Aravind leveraged his operational experience and extensive network to help set up the India operations of Artiman Ventures, an early stage Ventures Capital firm. In the last decade, Aravind has been extensively involved with the Social Sector in executive and Board roles.He was on the Board of The Association of People with Disability for 8 years. He is also an Advisor to the Disability NGO Alliance, Bangalore.

Manju Kucchal

Manju Kuchhal

Lifetime Trustee

Manju Kuchhal has close to 20 years of experience in the field of technology, including software development at Tata Consultancy Services. During the last few years, she has supported Dhwani Foundation in developing technology solutions for NGOs. She works closely with NGOs to identify operational areas where technology can be leveraged, engage with relevant solution providers and help develop effective solutions. She has a Master’s degree in Computer Application from LD College =of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

S Rajagopalan

Dr S Rajagopalan

Trustee

Dr S Rajagopalan heads the IIITB Innovation Centre. A veteran in the social-tech space and an Ashoka Fellow, Dr Rajagopalan was the CEO of Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology from 1982 to 1993, and thereafter co-founded Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), a non-profit development society for innovating social-tech products. As Chairman of TIDE, he was among the four finalists of Social Entrepreneur of India award (2006), and one of the 50 pioneers of India chosen by India Today magazine (2008). TIDE received the International Ashden Award in 2008. He holds a BTech degree from IIT Delhi, PGDM from IIM Bangalore and PhD from IIT Kanpur.

Pramod

Pramod Kulkarni

Trustee

Pramod has been associated with the social sector for over three decades, holding senior management positions in leading NGOs, including PRADAN (1984-1995), iVolunteer (2000-2010) and Prerana (1990- 2012). He is the founder of SAATHI, a pan-India NGO that reintegrates runaway children with their families.Keen on supporting economically challenged meritorious students, Pramod has been actively involved with organizations such as Vidyaposhak and Prerana Nurture Merit, apart from teaching voluntarily in Government schools. Pramod has an MSc degree from MS University, Baroda, and a PGDM from IIM,Ahmedabad.