Growing up feeling excluded shaped Padma Kumari’s journey into a social development professional committed to gender equality, workplace safety, and inclusive communities through the Padma Shakti Foundation.
Mainak Roy co-founded the Simple Education Foundation to transform India’s public education system by dismantling systemic barriers and placing the teacher at the absolute center of classroom innovation.
After leaving a successful engineering career in the United States, Soumya Jain founded iTeach Schools to ensure children from under-resourced communities receive quality education, higher education support, and meaningful career opportunities.
Through Catalyst Learning Services, Sauraveswar Sen is helping young Indians build meaningful careers in sustainability, public policy, ESG and social entrepreneurship while creating lasting social impact.
From overcoming gender-based barriers to education to founding Sambhav Trust in Jharkhand, Monika is empowering first-generation learners and vulnerable children to know their rights and shape their own futures.
After leaving a successful corporate career, Sakshi founded Girls First Foundation while leading social impact at PW Foundation, helping underprivileged children access education, scholarships, mentorship, and mental health support.
By shifting classrooms from rote learning to self-driven discovery, Quest Alliance is equipping millions of India’s youth with the agency to shape their own futures.
After leaving a successful finance career, Sneha Bharti founded Purnkuti to empower women and vulnerable children through education, entrepreneurship, and safe community spaces.
Dr. M.R. Rajagopal co-founded Pallium India to provide vulnerable, bed-bound patients across India with the long-term, holistic support that determines whether life-limiting illness translates into dignified comfort or needless suffering.
Through MAVA, Harish Sadani is engaging men and boys to challenge harmful masculinity and build gender-equitable communities.
