Vivek Gupta: Managing Trustee

Alumni of reputed institutes like IIM-Bangalore, Delhi Technical University and among the top 20 of his batch, Mr. Vivek Gupta has almost 20 years of experience. He is a man who has experienced many diverse backgrounds, culture and people. He being a knowledgeable man who has also worked in senior post for many well-known brands like Coca-Cola, American Express, Askmebazaar.com, Shiksha.com, Naukri.com and startups like N.E.S.T Pvt Ltd.

The professional experience gained over the year gave him a set of versatile business skills and a deep sense of the business world. He has a collection of skill that covers managing large teams across countries. Development of business and product, New Product Launching, P&L management, Marketing, and Strategy. He knows how to handle a tough situation and meet up the customer expectations.

After working in many firms, he developed a great interest in education and digital business. He became one of the founding members of the Silicon Valley funded by the start-up studyplaces.com which was the 1st digital platform of India in the education area. After working as the Vice President- Operations, Marketing and Finance for two years there, he later on worked with Shiksha.com and hotcourses.com so he could continue to pursue his interest in the field of education and technology.

To contribute in the educational sector Mr. Vivek Gupta started giving counselling to the students for a particular amount of time. He took many educational sessions in various institutes of India. He regularly takes classes in the weekends for CAT aspirants.

After all this he thought of starting his own venture- Global Knowledge Works (GK works), he offer many interesting services like MBBS India Counselling, MBBS Abroad Counselling, GGSIPU admissions counselling, Career tests for different streams, coaching for exams like CLAT, TOEFEL, NEET, guidance for studying and settling aboard, Life mentoring and personal coaching.

Even after achieving so much, he has also left his mark on being a author, he wrote 2 books- “Crack the CAT” for MBA students preparing for CAT exam, and one more motivational book- “Be the CEO of your life”. He also runs a blog called “Be the CEO of your life”, that provides his insights in all domains of life.

 

Sameer Mahandru: Trustee

Sameer Mahandru is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore (2004). He has worked with companies like Hindustan Lever, Asian Paints, SABMiller in the Sales & Marketing function for more than 6 years prior to starting operations at Indospirit. Currently he is MD and Chairman of Indospirit Distribution Limited, www.indospirit.com

 

Ashish Tyagi: Trustee

A first generation entrepreneur, he has founded Genexix Business Process Private limited which has a turnover of over $2M yearly, www.genexis.in. He is an MBA from IP University and Bachelors in hotel management from Pusa. He has worked with organisations like Yes bank before starting his own venture back in 2010.

 

Satyam Darmora: Trustee

Satyam is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore ( 2005) and IIT Delhi 2003. He was first runner up at Lead India , an initiative by Times of India to find future impact leaders of India. After a 4 year stint with American Express, Satyam joined Michael and Susal Dell Foundation to take his passion to profession. He is currently Lead- Family Economic Stability at Michael & Susan Dell Foundation based out of Delhi.

 

Saurabh Chauhan: Life time Member

Saurabh, an IIT Bombay graduate (Batch 2006), is a self-driven, capable professional having a unique combination of passion for his work and a sense of responsibility towards the society. He possesses excellent analytical skills and is a good team player, which has helped him to work his way from a Business Analyst to a Risk Manager during the period Sep ‘07-May ‘10 in American Express. He has been a leader in various college activities and is a sportsman who actively plays squash and table tennis. Currently, he is COO with Naandi Education Support and Training Private Limited, a social venture in education space.

 

Vatan Vindal: Advisor