Our Volunteers
Meet With Them
Meet our dedicated volunteers who are driving change on the ground. Their passion and commitment are the heart of our mission, empowering communities and making a lasting impact through education and innovation.
Adira Advisory Council
Andrew Davis
Head of School
Mt. Tamalpais School
Manu Chopra
Co-Founder
Project Mahatma
Neil Malhotra
Edith M. Cornell Professor
Stanford Graduate School
Paula Mariwala
Founding Partner, Aureolis Ventures
MD, Seedfund Advisors
Director, Hinditron Group
Founder/President Emeritus, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India
Robin Goldberg
Minerva University
Devika Mankani
Psychologist & Educator
Member of the Board of Directors with Fortes Education
Co-Founder at Chearful.com.
Advisory Council
Providing external perspectives, support and advocacy for ISL programs, strategy and operations
Anu Prasad
India Leaders for Social Sector (ILSS)
Binay Jha
Retired IRS Officer
Now focusing on Social Enterprises
Hayagreeva Rao
Professor
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Nishant Pandey
CEO
American India Foundation (AIF)
Pramath Raj Sinha
Founder
Harappa Education & Ashoka University
Rajiv Prakash
Founder
Next-in-Advisory Partners
Syed Akbarudin
Dean
Kautilya School of Public Policy
Core Team
Leo J.
Founder and Executive Director
Ameya Kamath
Director, Partnerships
Kanchan Thadani
Director, Curriculum and Facilitation
Manisha Agrawal
Director, Admissions & Mentoring
Rashmi Nalla
Director, Alumni Ecosystem
Ratan Kongara
Director, Technology
Mark Fisher
Director, Programs & Systems Optimization
Sakshi Pachnoor
Associate, Programs
Sneha Shetty
Manager, Curriculum and Facilitation
Vinaya Bharam
Manager, Project Adira
Abigail Samyuktha
Manager, Curriculum and Facilitation
Amruta Kulkarni
Manager, Programs
Education Council
Kavitha Iyer
Director
Cresca Consulting
Kuldeep Dantewadia
Co-founder & CEO
Reap Benefit
Prashant Loyalka
Professor
Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Saurabh Taneja
CEO
Akanksha Foundation
Sridhar Pabbisetty
Senior Director
MIT-World Peace University