Debjani has held leadership positions in Education and Community Development organizations. She was the Director of Education at New Community Corporation (one of the largest community development corporations in the U.S). She was the President of Indian Cultural Society, an 800-strong community development nonprofit for the Indian diaspora in Central NJ. She is an active theater enthusiast, having performed in many stage productions across North America, and managed ICS Theater (a 501c3 nonprofit) from founding till 2021.
Ramit is an Electrical Engineer with over 30 years’ of experience in product development for US defense and industrial applications. He completed his BTech from IIT Kharagpur and a Master’s from Virginia Tech. He has served on the board of Capital IIT Alumni Association (a US Non-profit) from 2006 to date. In 2019, he received the Distinguished Services Award from IIT Kharagpur for organizing and promoting IIT alumni activities in the US. Ramit and his wife live in Virginia, Washington DC metro area. Ramit has been associated with Kolkata Foundation since 2019.
Shubhomoy is a financial analyst with over 25 years’ experience in several leading Wall Street firms including Lehman Brothers, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Blackrock and Moody’s. His research has been focused on the healthcare sector for most of his career. He is a graduate of IIT Kanpur and IIM Kolkata, and lives in NJ with his wife and two children. Shubhomoy has been associated with Kolkata Foundation for the past 4-5 years and is currently focused on developing and implementing sustainable and scalable projects in the Healthcare sector to serve the underprivileged in Bengal.
Sarada retired from his 33 years long corporate career as Global R&D/innovation Vice President at Huntsman Corporation. Earlier his many years at The Dow Chemical Company, culminated in being Global R&D Director. Sarada is passionate about fostering a new innovation environment addressing societal needs and implementing sustainable solutions through collaboration. Now Sarada devotes his time developing new platforms to foster growth at the bottom of the economic pyramid and mentoring future leaders. He loves traveling across the globe, particularly to the rural areas, and enjoys the inner nature of various cultures. Apart from his native Bengali, Hindi and English, Sarada also speaks Italian & Dutch.
Paroma co-leads Brattle’s Telecom, Internet, Media and Entertainment practice and is a Senior Consultant in the Washington, D.C. office of The Brattle Group. Prior to joining Brattle, she was the Chief Economist of Wireless Telecom at the US FCC. Prior to that, she had a joint appointment at the Economics Department and International Business School at Brandeis University. She is a founding member of Ta Thoi, a premier South Asian cultural organization in the DMV area, and is also on the board of Mayur Dance Company. She is also an actor/writer/director/dancer of South Asian origin and her goal is to bring South Asian content and women’s empowerment issues to the mainstream audience through the performing arts.
Mrittika has an MS and Ph.D. in Communication Studies from The Ohio State and Northwestern respectively. She has worked in research and development for healthcare organizations such as The World Health Organization (WHO) in Cairo and Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, and consulted with nonprofits focused on education such as NAGPS. Mrittika founded her consultancy called Write Matters in 2019, and works with nonprofits in the US and India, developing organizational strategy with the board and leadership, researching funding opportunities, and preparing grant applications. In her career, she has consulted on more than $3.5 Million in funding and partnerships.
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