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Entrepreneurship Skilling Govt. Digital Transformation

Our Team

A talented powerhouse that drives our initiatives from the ground up.

Dr. Romesh Wadhwani

Founder and Chairman

Dr. Wadhwani embeds his prolific technology entrepreneurial experience, strong investment track record, and passion to help humanity into the Foundation.

Global Board of Directors

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Dr. Romesh Wadhwani

Founder and Chairman

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Dr. Ajay Kela

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Dr. Ajay Kela

President and Chief Executive Officer

A confident, smiling mature man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a dark vest stands against a light background, embodying the professional demeanor of "Our Team" within its industry.

Dr. Ajay Kela

President and Chief Executive Officer

Global Board of Directors

Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, an elderly man with white hair and a gentle expression, wearing a light blue checked shirt, posing against a white background.
Dr. Romesh Wadhwani
Founder and Chairman
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Dr. Ajay Kela
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Aditya Ghosh
Aditya Ghosh
Co-Founder of Akasa Air
CP Gurnani
CP Gurnani
Co-founder and Executive Vice Chairman of AIonOS

Board of Advisors

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Sanjeev Bhikchandani
Founder and Executive
Vice Chairman, Info Edge
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Ganesh Krishnan
Chairman,
Portea Medical
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Pramod Bhasin
Chairman,
Data Security Council of India & ICRIER
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Musthafa P.C.
CEO and Co-founder,
iD Fresh Food
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Leadership Team

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Dr. Ajay Kela
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Meetul B. Patel, a middle-aged man with salt-and-pepper hair, smiling gently at the camera, wearing a dark collared shirt against a neutral background.
Meetul B Patel
President,
Entrepreneurship & Government Digital Transformation
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Gopal Devanahalli
President, Skilling - Global
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Prakash Kumar
Chief Executive Officer,
Government Digital Transformation
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Sanjay Shah
Chief Operating Officer,
India & Southeast Asia
Sunita Singh, a middle-aged woman with short hair and glasses, wearing a white blouse and a yellow sari with white patterns, smiling warmly against a light gray background.
Sunita Singh
Executive Vice President
& Co-founder - NEN
Sunil Dahiya
Sunil Dahiya
Executive Vice President,
Skilling
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Rajeev Warrier
Executive Vice President,
Entrepreneurship
PraveenSrivastava
Praveen Srivastava
Executive Vice President - Micro Entrepreneurship
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Ravi Shankar
Executive Vice President - Networks
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Mark Malaspina
Chief Product Officer,
Skilling
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Lijo Isac
Chief Product Officer,
Entrepreneurship
Dr
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
Managing Director - Wadhwani Innovation Network
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Anupama Mukherjee Rawat
Chief Marketing Officer
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Gaurav Saini
Chief Human Resource Officer
Professional man in suit with a pink tie and glasses, Rohit Nayyar.
Rohit Nayyar
Chief Financial Officer

Regional Leadership Team

All
India
Brazil
Indonesia
Philippines
Mexico
Bangladesh
Africa
Global
Peru
Chile
Egypt
Lesotho
Botswana
Nigeria
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Amormia Rhodora J. Rosales
Sr. Program Manager, Skilling
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Angela Chan
Vice President, Skilling
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Ankit Machhar
Director - Ecosystem, Liftoff, Entrepreneurship
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Charles Bolton
Director, Entrepreneurship and Skilling
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Daniel Tumiwa
Vice President, Skilling
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Diego Navarro
Vice President, Entrepreneurship
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Dr. Deepak Kumar Motwani
Principal - Investor Relations, Liftoff, Entrepreneurship
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Dr. Dion Dewa Barata
Sr. Program Manager, Entrepreneurship
Austin Thomas Executive Vice President Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. R.Sujatha
Principal - Entrepreneur Education, Ignite, Entrepreneurship
Dr Sanjeev Kumar
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Chief AI & Digital Officer
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Estanul Kabir
Sr. Program Manager, Skilling
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Felipe Maia Affonso
Vice President, Entrepreneurship
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Hend Gelgel
GTM Head - Egypt, Skilling - Global
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Kamal Das
Dean - Academy, WGDT
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Kedar Kaushik Pandya
Director, SME Program, Entrepreneurship
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Leon Ruiz
Vice President, Skilling
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Lucrecio Delgado
Regional Director, Entrepreneurship
Manish Kumar
Manish Kumar
Vice President - National AI platform
Omar Faruq
MD. Omar Faruk
Director - Student Success
Paritosh anand
Paritosh Anand
Chief AI & Digital Officer
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Praveen Sasidharan
Director, Impact
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Sonali Agnihotri
Regional Director, Ignite, Entrepreneurship
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Thiago Francoso
Vice President, Skilling

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Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, an elderly man with white hair and a gentle expression, wearing a light blue checked shirt, posing against a white background.

Dr. Romesh Wadhwani

Founder and Chairman

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  • Founding Chairman and CEO of the Symphony Technology Group
  • Founding Chairman of AI software firm, Symphony AI
  • Founding Chairman of AI life sciences firm, ConcertAI
  • Board Member of Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
  • President Obama appointee to the Board of Trustees of the John. F. Kennedy Center
  • Recipient of Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, conferred by the President of India
  • Gates & Buffett’s The Giving Pledge signatory
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Dr. Ajay Kela

President and Chief Executive Officer

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  • Leads the Foundation’s Skilling and the Innovation & Research initiatives globally
  • Expanded the Foundation’s initiatives across 20 countries
  • Enabled over $100M of government investment during the past eight years
  • Scaled startup Symphony Services to $175M with an eventual exit at $780M
  • Grew AutoCAD business from $170M to $850M during ten years at Autodesk
  • PhD research on computer graphics led to multi-million dollar products at GE and Autodesk
  • PhD from the University of Rochester, USA and B-Tech, IIT Bombay, India

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