Professional & Industry  Advisory Board

Professional and Industry Advisory Board 

Debasis Ghosh, Former Director and Trustee (Gratuity Funds), Union Bank of India and Former President, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) in India

Sanjiv Goswami, Mentor and Former President, Centre for Education Growth and Research (CEGR); Former President, Association of Publishers in India, Member Board of Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation; Former Managing Director Springer Nature India and Board Member Macmillan India; Founder Director Springer India.

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury, Editor and Journalist, Director, Arthaniti - Economy and Policy Think Tank; Former Resident Editor, The Press Trust of India; Former Senior Editor, The Telegraph, India.

Nivedita P. Haran, PhD, IAS, Retired; Chairperson and Independent Director, NeSL Asset Data Limited (NADL); Ex-Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Power & Renewable Energy, Home; Former Civil Affairs Officer, UN Peacekeeping Mission, Kosovo. 

C. Kumareson, Director, Contentcraft Infotech Pvt. Ltd., India.

Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Former Senior Joint Director and Head of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Bihar.

Harshit Soni,  Social Media & Content Strategist and AI Filmmaker with a unique blend of technical skill, leadership, and a passion for storytelling. As an end-to-end content creator, he has a proven track record of driving significant digital growth, including a 1023% increase in Instagram followers for a key client. He leverages modern AI tools to innovate content production, having developed an AI-generated video to introduce a new initiative to over 600 schools. He also creates and produces podcasts with industry leaders. With a background in project management and leadership from his time co-leading a nationwide educational program, he is committed to using his expertise to help mission-driven brands build community and tell compelling stories

Samar Verma, Director, Jaineev Consulting LLP (Economic & Development Consulting) in Gurgaon. Former Program Officer, Ford Foundation; Senior Program Specialist, led IDRC’s multi-donor global program "Think Tank Initiative", stewarding a CA$125M portfolio in South Asia and Myanmar; Global Team Leader, Oxfam Great Britain; Economist, Arvind Mills (textile company). He has extensively published including anthologies with OUP and Sage. He is a trained economist, with Harvard Kennedy School training.

Sanjay Verma, Former Director (Publication/PR), National Cooperative Union of India; Member, The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) and Founder- Cooptalks India