Romesh has founded and been CEO of three successful software companies. His third company, Aspect development, was sold to i2 Technologies in what was then the largest merger in software history. Romesh received his Bachelor of Science from IIT Bombay and his M.S. and PhD from Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently building his fourth company, Symphony Technology Group

Laura has founded and funded organizations in both the social and private sectors. She was a Vice President at Ashoka, an organization supporting social entrepreneurs where she headed fund-raising and developed programs to bridge the social and business sectors. Laura was Founder and Vice President, Business Development of a women's healthcare company; an Associate at the venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners; and helped establish a merchant bank in Moscow, Russia for Aldrich, Eastman and Waltch, a US investment firm. Laura holds a B.A. in Biology from Harvard University.
e-mail : laura@wadhwani-foundation.org

Nilima has worked in various capacities in the corporate and social sectors. Prior to joining the Wadhwani Foundation, she moved from a highly successful corporate career to set up Action Aid India Society, the Indian arm of the International Agency, and was largely responsible for raising funds for their various projects in India. On the corporate side, Nilima was Vice President, Corporate Affairs, UB Group and Sales Manager, Banjara Welcome Group Hotel. Nilima holds a BA in Journalism.
e-mail : nilima@wadhwani-foundation.org

Prior to joining the Wadhwani Foundation, Divya was a Program Officer with the Disability Unit of the international NGO ActionAid – India (AAI) starting in 1998. While there, she was part of the core team that initiated SABALA, the disability wing of ActionAid India. Divya has worked closely with various development & disability NGOs all across India, both helping them to include and strengthen the disability initiatives in their ongoing programs. Before entering the disability sector, Divya was a Research Associate with National Research & Resource Centre, Mussoorie and part of a team which conducted a social assessment study on District Primary Education Programme in Bihar. She has also worked as a Program Officer with Sampradan - Indian Centre for Philanthropy, New Delhi which promotes indigenous philanthropy in India. Divya holds a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Mumbai University (Nirmala Niketan, College of Social Work).
e-mail : divya@wadhwani-foundation.org

Leila brings social sector knowledge and media experience to the Foundation. After a sabbatical to work on a feature film project, Leila is back at the Foundation to resume responsibility in market research and initiate the faculty development program. Prior to that, she was working with a social venture capital organization, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public in Washington D.C., to support their global fund raising activities and later moved to India for local institution building. Leila holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
e-mail : leila@wadhwani-foundation.org

Prior to joining the Wadhwani Foundation, Sunita helped set up the Mumbai branch of a national PR agency, Litmus. She went on to head the Mumbai branch of the company, strategizing and leading her team to execute complete public relation campaigns for several multi-national clients. Sunita started her career in the field of education. She holds an M.A. in English Literature from Andhra University and an MPhil. from Sukhadia University.
e-mail : sunita@wadhwani-foundation.org