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Advisory Board Financials

Ms. Bharti Gupta Ramola was a partner at PwC from 1984 to 2017 and was part of the founding team of
varied Advisory businesses such as Corporate Finance and Recovery, Project Finance, Sustainability.
She serves on the Governing Body of Lady Shri Ram College, advisory committee of Centre of Excellence
for Research on Clean Air (CERCA)- IIT Delhi and the Board of Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd. She holds a Post
Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Ahmedabad, and a
Bachelor’s of Science (Hons) in Physics from St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.
Ms. Bharti Gupta Ramola
Chair

Ms. Ireena Vittal is a former partner with McKinsey & Co. and is recognized as a thought partner for
consumer-facing companies looking to build large-scale, profitable businesses in emerging
markets. After 25 years in the corporate world, she is now working in the urban and the
agriculture spaces and serves as an independent director on the board of select Indian companies
such as Axis Bank, Titan Company, Indian Hotels, Godrej Consumer and global advisory board of
IDEO.org. Ms. Ireena holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Calcutta.
Ms. Ireena Vittal

Dr. Sanjiv has been engaged in the development sector for over three decades as a thought leader,
grant-maker, writer, consultant and teacher. Dr. Sanjiv was the Program Director at the Sir Dorabji
Tata Trusts and now heads the Vikasanvesh Foundation, a research organization. He has authored
several books and has published research in national and international journals on small industry,
water, livelihoods, civil society, and the co-operative sector. Dr. Sanjiv is a Fellow of Indian Institute
of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, from where he also got his PGP in Business Management.
Dr. Sanjiv Phansalkar
Chairperson

Mr. R. Venkataraman is former Managing Trustee of Tata Trusts and is credited with redefining the
Tata Trusts’ philanthropic approach, making it responsive to the current needs of society. From
2007 to 2012, he was the Executive Assistant to Mr. Ratan N. Tata. He is a Board Member of Air Asia
India Pvt. Ltd., as well as a trustee of several Trusts and Foundations that support social and
environmental causes. Mr. Venkataraman holds an MBA degree from Sri Satya Sai University, a
Law degree from Mumbai University, as well as an Advance Management Program (AMP) degree
from the Harvard Business School.
Mr. R. Venkatraman

Mr. Anish Kumar is the Managing Director at Transforming Rural India Foundation. Prior to joining TRIF,
he was on the leadership team of India’s leading non-profit PRADAN. His areas of expertise include
creating business organizations run by poor communities and facilitating participation of small-holder
farmers in modern value chains. Mr. Anish is a Board member of the National Smallholder Poultry
Development Trust, an advisory and policy advocacy body. He has a Post-Graduate degree in Forest
Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, (IIFM) Bhopal.
Mr. Anish Kumar

Mr. Anirban Ghose is the Joint Managing Director at Transforming Rural India Foundation. Prior to joining
TRIF, he was on the leadership team of India’s leading non-profit PRADAN. As Director-Operations, he
was responsible for integration of all activities across the organization involving design, planning,
implementation, monitoring of programs and staff development. He is recognized as the pioneer of
automated book-keeping systems in women’s Self-Help Groups and numerous technologies for
development programs. He graduated in Business Studies from the University of Delhi.

Mr. Anirban Ghose

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