Board of Advisors


The Board of Advisors comprises highly accomplished people from the world of academia, arts, sports, business enterprise, technology and science. They bring to the school their collective experience and world view. Members of the board contribute in an advisory capacity, and address students, teachers and parents on a periodic basis.

 

Pritam L Benjamin
Educator for 35 years, and former principal of NAFL, Indus International School and Inventure Academy. Believer and proponent of Whole Education, and Education for Leadership.

Prof. N. Balakrishnan
Associate Director & Professor, Indian Institute of Science. Honorary / Visiting Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research & National Institute for Advanced Studies.

Dr. Jaishri Ramakrishnan
Special educator for children with learning disabilities. Consultant counselor, Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, S.O.S. International, Chennai and Karna Prayag Trust Adoption Centre. She possesses a Ph. D. in Psychology from Madras University, India. Dr Jaishri helped Inventure Academy establish the Learning Lab and special education program.

Prakash Padukone
Director, Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Bangalore.  Former all-England and World badminton champion. Recipient of the Arjuna and Padmashree Awards.

Sadaqath Peeran
Chairman of Al-Ameen Education Society. Member, Karnataka Public Service Commission. 

Vivek Ramchandani
Prominent educationist, currently project officer for UNICEF at the India Country Office, New Delhi. Founder principal of Shri Ram School, New Delhi.

Prof. Sadagopan
Founder Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore. Professor. Formerly Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.

T Sriram C.A
Founder Partner of M/s.T Sriram & Co., established in 1972. He has served as the President of the India National Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA, He served as the President of the
Rotary South West Bangalore, and also as the District Treasurer/Advisor - Finance Committee of RI District 3190.

Dr. Urvashi Sahni
Founder Principal, Study Hall School, Lucknow. Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley (USA). Head of Pedagogy Research, Schoolnet India Limited.

Dr. Mahendra Srivastava
President and CEO, President, Sortimo of North America, Inc. LLC , Atlanta, USA. Senior Fellow for South Asian Studies.

Dr V. Raghunathan
CEO, GMR Foundation (GMR Group). President, ING Vysya Bank Limited, Bangalore (2001 to 2004). Professor of Finance, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (1982 to 2000). Chairman, IIM-MBA program (1999 to 2000). Board Member of several banks, stock exchanges, corporates and educational institutions.

Umashankar Vishwanath
Formerly COO of IL&FS Schoolnet. Currently president of the Manipal K12 programme.

Mahesh Vyas
Managing Director and CEO, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).

Romulus Whitaker
World-renowned expert on amphibians and reptiles. Honorary consultant, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources/ Species Survival Commission.