Board of Governors

	Prof. M.G.K. Menon, President, Global Indian Foundation. Prof Menon has had a distinguished career as a scientist and policy maker. He has held a number of prominent appointments including Secretary, Department of Science and Technology; Secretary, Department of Electronics; Member, Planning Commission and Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister. He is the recipient of prestigious awards such as Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan He was also the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Bombay from 1997 - 2003.

	Justice C S Dharmadhikari, Vice President, Global Indian Foundation Justice Dharmadhikari is former Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, and is on the board of several Mahatma Gandhi foundations and trusts, Trustee of Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, Trustee of over 20 schools and colleges , Member of Selection Committee for Vice Chancellors in various universities and Trustee of Global Indian Foundation. He has been conferred the Padma Bhushan award by Govt. of India.

	Mr. Chandu Borde, Vice President, Global Indian Foundation Mr Borde is ex-Captain, Indian National Cricket team. He was Chairman of the Selection Committee, Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) for two terms. In July 2007, he was appointed as the Manager of the Indian National Team. He has received various awards including Arjuna award, Maharashtra Bhushan and also the India’s highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 1988.

	Mr. Atul Temurnikar, Executive Chairman, Global Indian Foundation Mr. Atul is the co-founder of the Global Indian Foundation of Singapore, which pioneered the Indian education in South East Asia. He heads the Management of Foundations’ initiatives as Chairman (Administrative Board) and oversees the various schools. Atul continues as Director of several IT companies in Singapore & India. Atul has served IBM Singapore as Country Manager and has ranked 4th Merit in the entire state of Maharashtra in the 12th State HSSC Exams (HSSC) in 1981 and is a recipient of several scholarships.

	Mr. Piyush Gupta, Governing Board Member, Global Indian Foundation Mr. Gupta is CEO and Director of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank Ltd. Prior to joining DBS, Mr. Gupta was CEO of Citibank for South East Asia-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Gupta serves on the boards of The Institute of Banking and Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund and MasterCard Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa Regional Advisory Board. He is also an advisory board member of Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics..

	Mr. Inderjit Singh, Governing Board Member, Global Indian Foundation Mr Singh is Member of Parliament, Government of Singapore, Council Member of Nanyang Technological University, Deputy Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Trade and Industry, Board Member of SPRING (Standards, Productivity and Innovation for Growth) Singapore and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

	Mr. Maneesh Tripathi, Governing Board Member, Global Indian Foundation Mr. Maneesh Tripathi has more than 22 years of work experience and has worked in 3 continents in this tenure. He has obtained an Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from RDVV Engineering college Jabalpur. He also has an MBA/ (PGCGM) from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Spanning a career with IBM of over a decade in Singapore and Asia Pacific, Mr. Maneesh held various prestigious positions the last being the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for a US$ 100 million IBM acquisition – Internet Security System, for Asia pacific managing 17 countries. Mr. Maneesh also headed and managed the IBM Services for Security Services Division for Asia pacific which achieved over US$250 Mil in revenues. Prior to IBM, Mr. Maneesh has worked with MNCs like Philips and WIPRO in India and was the Founding Country managers/CEO of the Thakral Systems (TCPL) in India. He has served in the Middle East & Saudi with ISI Ltd. Mr. Maneesh has a diploma in Tabla from Shankar Sangeet Mahavidyalaya - Allahabad and also is an ardent cricketer having captained the Jabalpur University Cricket team and has played for M.P. State in CK Naidu under 22 for 2 years in 1982-83.

	Mr. Kaustubh Bodhankar, DyCEO, Global Indian Foundation Mr Bodhankar was Business Head, Indonesia Operations for Thermax Ltd. He brings with him more than 10 years management experience in manufacturing and services sector. Mr. Bodhankar holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur and a magna cum laude Masters in Business Management diploma from the Asian Institute of Management.