Board Members
Dipak Basu
Chairman/Founder
Dipak Basu, a tech-humanitarian, founded Anudip Foundation in 2006, boosting rural livelihoods through IT and entrepreneurship training. Previously, at NetHope, he pioneered IT solutions for humanitarian operations. At Cisco Systems, he led Voice over IP and Metro Ethernet innovations. He established INDONET, India’s first public data network, while advising the Government. With degrees from IIT Kharagpur and USC, he’s won awards like the Tech Laureate for IT in Humanity and the President’s Award from Save the Children.
Jai Natarajan
Director, Technology Advisor
Jai Natarajan is the co-founder, former CEO, and Strategic Advisor at Xentrix Studios. He built Xentrix into Asia’s fastest-growing animation studio, scaling it to $10 million in annual revenue with a global client base. Jai has mentored several start-ups in media, education technology and IoT. Previously, he was Group EVP at Maya Entertainment (acquired by Aptech) and co-founder/CTO of Prana Studios in Mumbai. Jai’s technology experience includes roles at Sony Electronics in Silicon Valley and Industrial Light & Magic, contributing to blockbuster films. He holds degrees from BITS Pilani and UCLA.
Sumantra Banerjee
Director, Strategy Advisor
An IIT Kharagpur chemical engineer, Sumantra Banerjee later earned a master’s in polymer science and an MBA in the USA. After working at Monsanto in the US, he returned to India in 1988. Over 25 years, Banerjee served as CEO/MD across the IT (ICIM/Zensar), music (Saregama), retail (Spencer’s) and power (CESC) industries. He was MD of CESC for 21 years and CEO of Spencer’s for seven years, while simultaneously supervising the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’s power and retail businesses until retiring in 2013, having served on the management board since 1990.
Mohan Frank Solomon Eddy
Director
Mohan Frank Solomon Eddy has built organisations across manufacturing and IT. He recently transformed Madura Microfinance into a next-gen intelligent enterprise. Previously, he built a tech consulting practice now part of Tech Mahindra. Skilled in engineering high-performance teams and envisioning new ventures. Passionate about empowering people through training, technology and opportunities. Holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and a PGDM from IIM Calcutta.
Matangi Gowrishankar
Director
Matangi Gowrishankar has over 40 years of senior leadership experience across diverse industries like banking, retail, manufacturing, and oil & gas in India and globally. Her last role was Global Head of Capability Development at BP plc. An experienced independent director, she runs an executive coaching and HR consulting practice. Passionate about building high-performance teams and mentoring leaders. Holds a BA in Sociology and PGDPM&IR from XLRI Jamshedpur.
Sushmita Ghatak
Director
Sushmita Ghatak, MBA, IIM Calcutta, and Fulbright – Nehru – CII Fellow has 30 years of professional experience and governance expertise across Tata Steel and Group ICRA. She is a member of the National Association of Impact Leaders, IICA. She is a certified Independent Director and Fellow, Institute of Directors. She is a mentor at Aspire for Her to improve DEI in business and conducts workshops and classes as a guest faculty at leading business schools on leadership and sustainability.
Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal
Director
Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal, CFO of Tata Medical Center in Kolkata, brings over 19 years of financial expertise to the healthcare sector. Starting in the hotel industry in 2005, he rose to manage finances for multiple properties before transitioning to healthcare in 2012. His skills encompass accounts, auditing, budgeting, and fund management. Mr. Agarwal also serves as a Trustee of the Tata Eastern Medical Trust & Premashraya Trust, demonstrating his commitment to community service and healthcare advancement.
Advisors
Sanjeev Prasad
Advisor
A seasoned serial entrepreneur, Sanjeev prasad brings over 30 years of experience. He co-founded and was COO of STG International Ltd., an IT services firm listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Sanjeev has held global leadership roles at Genpact and Sutherland. Adept at corporate strategy and scaling new businesses leveraging emerging tech. He has advised Oracle, Gartner and Avaya and is an active angel investor and start-up mentor. Holds an MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas.
Rukkmani K Naraynan
BFSI Advisor
Rukmani is a seasoned BFSI professional with over 20 years of experience across business development, risk management, compliance, and operations. As Founder & CEO of Prime Equation LLP, she advises on governance, strategy, and audits. A passionate coach and speaker, she contributes to industry forums and co-authored a book on corporate governance – “A Decade of Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility” that was published and released by eminent personalities in the ESG area.
Vibhor Goel
Advisor
He is a co-founder of Value AI Labs, over 20 years of experience in tech leadership to solve business problems. His career includes roles as CTO and VP of Technology at iMerit, Anudip Foundation, Thinktac. He has held software product engineering leadership roles at Cisco, IBM, Nokia and Siemens, where he drove technology solutions aligned with business goals.
Leadership Members
Monisha Banerjee
CEO and Chief Mentor
Monisha has a Master’s in Nuclear Physics and is a Haas School of Business alumna. Over 20 years in education management spanning academics, quality, product, and business development roles. Established consulting/CSR teams at LabourNet. Led The Princeton Review’s South Asia operations for 12 years, setting up an employability skills vertical. Conducted TOEFL trainer workshops for ETS in India. Part of CEGR’s advisory council and co-authored a book on employability skills. As Anudip CEO, she drives value through innovation, aligning donor goals, process improvements, and team building.
Manoj Kumar Singh
Finance
Traversing through various industries over 22+ years, he has a stellar record at leading finance and account functions across sectors. Over the course of his career, he has been recognised by numerous organisations including the Chaudhary Group of Nepal, Jessop & Co. Ltd, Reliance Communications Ltd and the Mukwano Group of Uganda for his leadership, financial acumen and commitment to societal impact. A Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and Cost Accountant by profession he started his career in the finance sector with a strong academic background.
Tanmay Mukerjee
Training Operations
Tanmay has over 12 years of experience working with national and international agencies. He holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Burdwan. Before joining Anudip in 2012, Tanmay was Senior Program Manager at Suprava in collaboration with Groupe Developpement, a French NGO, in its child protection from trafficking program.
Alakananda Ghosh
Program Management
Alakananda has over 16 years of marketing and corporate communications experience, with 13 years in the development sector. She started at CRY – Child Rights and You, advancing from Corporate Partnerships to leading resource mobilisation, digital communication and donor communication. At Terre des hommes – India Programmes, she led corporate and individual partnerships. She excels in client relationships and has worked with several large brands. Alakananda holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Communication Management from MICA and a Bachelor’s in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta.
Jalajakshi CK
Corporate Outreach
Jalajakshi, with a Master’s in Agricultural Economics and a certification in Leadership Development, has over 20 years in the development sector. She specialises in livelihood enablement, sustainable development, natural resource management and climate-change mitigation. At TERI she led sustainable development projects, and at LabourNet she focused on impact measurement and CSR advisory. At GIZ she worked on socio-economic development and improving social security for unorganised workers. She has authored technical papers and presented internationally.
Sujon Palit
Human Resource
Sujon has over 17 years of experience in Human Resource Management across diverse sectors including BPO, KPO, IT-ITES, retail, supply chain and logistics. He has been associated with organisations such as IBM, Genpact, Future Group and Delhivery, performing both HRBP and regional management roles for pan-India and pan-Asia projects. He also holds postgraduate diploma certificates in Senior Leadership from XLRI Jamshedpur and in HR from IMT Ghaziabad.
Bishwanath Debnath
Curriculum
Bishwanath has over 12 years of experience in customer relations, training and instructional design, specialising in using technology for organisational improvement. Prior to joining Anudip, he worked at Aircel Nodal Desk, supervising voice and TRAI escalations, and began his career with Tata Telecom’s Retention Team. At Anudip he manages the instructional design portal for digitised content and incorporates blended learning methodologies to enhance training effectiveness.