UNITED WAY BENGALURU - Key Persons
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- MANAGER " PROJECT IMPACT DOCUMENTATION, REPORTING and COMMUNICATIONS
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS - RURAL RISING
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- MANAGER - CORPORATE RELATIONS & VOLUNTEERING
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- EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS and VOLUNTEERING
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS - RURAL RISING
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS & VOLUNTEERING
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- MANAGER - PROJECTS ( EDUCATION )
Bhagya ™s commitment to social change is reflected in her educational and career pursuits. She has completed her Bachelor ™s and Master ™s program in Sociology and translated this to action by engaging with NGOs. She has deep-rooted insights on government structures, community responsibilities and functioning of anganwadis from her 11 years of experience at Akshara Foundation, Bengaluru. She wishes to engage with and impact the lives of children aged 0-6 covered under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program implemented by the government. She is patient, amiable, has a positive attitude and unwavering confidence which helps her engage with local communities and help the mission of the organization translate to action. She loves to listen to music and read story books in her spare time.
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- EXECUTIVE - FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
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- EXECUTIVE - FINANCE ( PROJECTS )
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( EDUCATION )
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- ASSISTANT MANAGER - PROJECTS ( ENVIRONMENT )
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- EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS and VOLUNTEERING
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( ECCD & SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS )
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
Swamy, as he is popularly known, has over 33 years of experience in diverse industries, in India and abroad. In addition to being the Co-Founder of CaptiveAide, which assists multinational organizations to set up/ build/ manage their entities in India, Swamy is also a strategic corporate advisor and an independent consultant to SMEs. During his career, Swamy has donned leadership roles of VP Finance, Senior VP Finance, CFO and COO, in mid and large sized organisations like Collabera Inc., Adea International, ICICI OneSource (now FirstSource) and Planetasia. He has also worked overseas at global companies such as Xerox Corporation and KPMG. Swamy ™s achievements in the recent past include raising several rounds of equity, capital restructuring, M&A deals and integrating acquired entities. He is well networked with investment bankers and funds " both Private Equity and Venture Capital. Swamy has been a featured speaker/ panelist in professional forums, and is widely respected in the financial industry for his views
Hazel holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology Honors and a Diploma in Digital Marketing. With four years of experience in sales and marketing, she is particularly passionate about social media marketing and design.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Hazel enjoys cooking and playing badminton.
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- LEAD - PROJECTS - ECCE ( EDUCATION )
Jyoti Gupta leads the Born Learning Campaign at the State level and is based in Bengaluru. She is also handles Bengaluru Urban Projects which include scholarships, skill development, women entrepreneurship and livelihood projects. She has a Masters degree in social work and has been a part of the social sector since 2006. She has worked on urban poverty, livelihood, women and child health and education issues etc at CAPART (a nodal agency of Ministry of Rural Development, Central Govt. of India), and other national NGOs. She is a certified Praxis India PRA trainer, and a Master Trainer of ASHAs. She is also a CAPART Master Trainer for Young Professionals. Jyoti is a fun-loving person, who enjoys travelling, music and cooking.
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- LEAD - PROJECTS ( ENVIRONMENT )
Radhakrishna Pradeep has 13 years experience in the social sector and has worked with Dr Reddy ™s Foundation, Smile Foundation and InDeed. He has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career in the automobile industry and shifted to the development sector as a facilitator. Pradeep has experience in project implementation, documentation, monitoring and evaluation, NGO partnerships, and donor nurturing. He likes cooking and travelling.
As a partner with Ernst & Young ™s tax and regulatory practice, KT Chandy is associated with the Technology, Communications and Entertainment Business Unit in India. A commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he has been with Ernst & Young since 2002 and is currently based out of the Bangalore office. At Ernst & Young, Chandy has advised a vast clientele of MNCs and Indian corporates operating in sectors such as technology, hospitality, defense, retail, education, financial services, real estate, etc., on Indian tax and regulatory issues. His key areas of expertise include merger and acquisition tax; inbound/ outbound investment structuring; international tax and tax litigation. His clients include Wipro Technologies, Flipkart, IBM, Manipal Group, TNT Corporation and also private equity fund players like Blackstone and Accel Partners. Prior to this, he worked with the Arthur Andersen Practice that merged with Ernst & Young in 2002. He has addressed several forums in India such as ASSOCHAM, NASSCOM, ICAI, and Chamber of Commerce, and also spoken at business schools on various tax and regulatory issues.
LALIT AHUJA is the CEO-ANSR Consulting Founder-ANSR & Kyron Global Accelerator
He has also served as:
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- SPECIALIST M & E & PROCESS EXCELLENCE
Lokesh comes with seventeen years of demonstrated experience in research, program monitoring and evaluation and impact management. His experience spans multiple sectors, notably, public health, education, livelihood, social accountability and social protection. He has designed, implemented and managed projects across sectors and geographies in India and also in Africa. He has demonstrated ability and skill in data management using both quantitative and qualitative data management software. He has worked with INGOs such as CARE India, Justice and Care and also with grass root organisations in Karnataka, Maharashtra and other states of India. Lokesh is passionate about bringing context to data which is at the heart of measurement. He holds post graduate degrees in Advanced Studies in International Health from University of Basel, Switzerland and in Health Sciences from University of Pune, Maharashtr
The Chief Thinker at Rezonant, a design and advertising firm, Hari leads strategy and design for the company ™s clients across domains and helps organisations build better brands. He trained as an architect at IIT Roorkee but migrated to design and advertising when he set up the firm in 2000. Hari is passionate about entrepreneurship and keen to help build the entrepreneurial eco-system in India. A believer in philanthropy, he has nurtured the concept of design-volunteerism in his organization, where each person has to devote some time to charity-related activities. He also set up Gween, a toy company that started out as a philanthropic venture to generate more business for artisans from Channapatna, a town in Karnataka famous for its wooden toys. Gween ™s toys are retailing in the US and have generated great interest among customers and reviewers
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( ENVIRONMENT )
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- MANAGER - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
Neethu Peter have completed Master of Arts-Corporate Social Responsibility from IGNOU, having around 14 Years of Professional experience and 9 years in the Development sector; Prior to United Way of Bengaluru she worked with Intel Technology Private Limited on CSR projects at state and national level; She has worked in different verticals like Municipal Solid Waste Management, Menstrual Health, and Rural Development.
Pashupati Kumar ˜PK ™ is the practice leader for the Risk & Financial Advisory practice in Deloitte US India offices. PK, as he is fondly known, has been with the firm for over 17 years and has served in several leadership roles, and serves a top 5 US bank as his key client. PK has been previously chief financial officer.
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( ENVIRONMENT )
Prakash has degrees in B.A, B. Ed., and a Diploma in Computer Applications. He has worked with Sumanahalli Society for Leprosy Rehabilitation, SUPPORT, and St Joseph ™s School for underprivileged children and Project Vision for Blind. He has worked with United way of Bengaluru for over two years as an Administration Assistant and Receptionist, where his responsibilities include coordination all program activities. Prakash has a special interest in serving communities for a larger good. His other interests include music, gardening, cooking and watching films.
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- EXECUTIVE - PROCUREMENTS & ASSURANCE
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- CHAIRMAN of the BOARD of TRUSTEES
Serial investor and successful entrepreneur, Prashanth has his finger on the pulse of the Indian technology scenario. With his keen ability to spot emerging opportunities, he began investing in Indian technology start-ups (as early as in 2004), much before they acquired global attention. Prashanth started his investing career as co-founder of Erasmic, one of India ™s first early stage funds. Prior to that, he founded two enterprises in the Internet and Multimedia Publishing domains. Today, as a key member of Accel ™s India team, he focuses on consumer Internet services, online marketplaces and SaaS. He has led investments in BookMyShow, HolidayIQ, PropTiger, BlueStone, QwikCilver/GiftBig, WizRocket, Healthcare Magic, Deeksha, and other early stage companies. Prashanth holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science from the University of Delaware, and an Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science from the Bangalore Institute of Technology, India.
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- MANAGER - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
Rajesh has wide experience in Sales, Marketing and Business Development, having spent many years in multinationals such as Consul, APC (later Schneider Electric) and CommScope in various leadership roles at both National and Asia Pacific level. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and is a first-rank holder from Karnataka University. He also holds a Masters Degree in Marketing Management from Bhavans College. His strong views on ˜Be the change you wish to see ™, made him change course and take up teaching in a low income school, where he taught Science, Maths and English to over 140 children from Grades 3-7. He joined United Way Bengaluru as a volunteer towards the planning and implementation of Nandi Hillathon. Convinced that Social Engineering is where his passion lies, he has joined United Way Bengaluru. A stickler to detail he has a penchant for cooking, travel and history.
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- EXECUTIVE ENGINEER - PROCUREMENT - QUALITY ASSURANCE
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- ASST. MANAGER - PROCUREMENTS
Sagar comes with BE Mechanical Graduate from Vishweswara Technological University. Prior to United Way of Bengaluru he worked with Shanmukha industries (Aeronautics manufacturing) at Mattikere around Two Years as Procurement Analyst. He has good skills in Vendor management Process, Negotiations and Vendors and Vendor Evaluating systems.
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- ASSISTANT MANAGER - ENVIRONMENT
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- ASSISTANT MANAGER - FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS
Savita Yadav has completed Bachelors in Microbiology and Biochemistry, having around 3 Years of Professional experience; Prior to United Way of Bengaluru she worked with Bhumi Organisation as Program Associate-Corporate Volunteering and IDFC First Bank;
Savita Yadav aspiring to carve out her career in the social sector making a meaningful contribution to society, Her Interest is Volunteering, traveling, and trying her hands-on painting
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( ENVIRONMENT )
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
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- EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- MANAGER - MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS & VOLUNTEERING
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- EXECUTIVE ADMIN & FRONT OFFICE
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- ASST. MANAGER - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- ASSISTANT MANAGER ( PROJECTS - EDUCATION )
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PROJECTS ( RURAL RISING )
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- MANAGER - CORPORATE RELATIONS & VOLUNTEERING
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- VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE, HR, ADMIN & CCO
Venkata Sudhakar Namala is a Finance Professional with specialization in the NGO sector. He holds a MBA-Finance from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Venkata has 19 Years of experience in the development sector in the domains of Finance, Accounts, Human Resources, Grants, Legal, compliance and Administration at both national and international organisations. He has worked at management levels in various organisations and developed financial manuals/Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Prior to UWBe he worked with Saathii, Marie Stopes International (MSI) and Plan International (India Chapter). Venkata has considerable work experience in budgeting, cost analysis, grants management & donor reporting, partnership management, financial management trainings, statutory compliances and analytical skills. He is familiar with Tally ERP, SAP, Salesforces, Quick books and SUN 6 financial packages. Venkata ™s interests include music, spending time with family and gardening.
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- EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS and VOLUNTEERING
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- SENIOR EXECUTIVE - CORPORATE RELATIONS
Vinoth Kumar has completed Masters of Social Work from Madras University; having around 4 Years of Professional experience in the development sector working with children, women empowerment, and youths.; Prior to United Way of Bengaluru he worked with SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES OF INDIA and NSPIRA MANAGEMENT SERVICES PVT LTD based in Hyderabad (Soft Skills Department)
Winnie is an equity partner of INDUSLAW and currently operates from the Bangalore office of the firm.
She has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border transactions involving fund Investments, private equity, venture capital funding, M&A, structuring, collaborations and exits.
She regularly advises clients in the e-commerce space, TMT sector, Fin-tech services, IT-ITES, logistics, education services, healthcare, travel, and mobility. She has been part of the growth stories of some unicorns from their series A days and has represented clients in various acquisitions, business transfers, financial and strategic investments and exits, and corporate and business restructuring.
Winnie has been recognised as a ˜Rising Star ™ for M&A by Asialaw 2023. In the latest edition of IFLR1000, Winnie was recognised as a ˜Rising Star Partner ™ for M&A. Chambers and Partners Asia Guide also recognised Winnie for Venture Capital since the 2021 edition.
Before joining INDUSLAW, Winnie worked with Wadia & Ghandy (Ahmedabad).
In her spare time, Winnie enjoys road trips and listening to music.