Meet the Team
Governing Body
Ayyanar Elumalai
Co-founder & Board Member
Ayyanar is a Senior Product Consultant with over 15+ years of experience in the Supply Chain industry expertise. He is passionate about volunteer work primarily for education of children.
His favorite Bhumi value is Nurturing Care
Ganapathy Krishnan H
Board Member
Ganapathy is a management graduate from IFMR and a certified management accountant currently working with TAFE. His areas of interest include leadership development and technology. He also mentors the finance and HR functions at Bhumi.
His favorite Bhumi value is Ownership
Santhosh Lakshmi
Board Member
Santhosh has been volunteering with Bhumi since 2011. She believes a good education is a great leveler, and a good ecosystem is a fundamental right to all living on this planet. She works as Search Engine Evaluator at Appen Global.
Her favorite Bhumi value is Collaboration.
Advisors
Bhargav Chandrababu
Advisory Board Member
Bhargav is a B2B SaaS marketer who’s passionate about startups, technology and innovation.
His favorite Bhumi value is Nurturing Care
Lokesh Rekapalli
Advisory Board Member
Lokesh is a management consulting professional with over a decade of experience in enabling organisations leverage technology better.
His favorite Bhumi value is Ownership
Dr Prahalathan k
Co-Founder
Dr Prahalathan had been guiding programme strategy & fundraising at Bhumi since 2006. By education, he is a medical doctor specialising in Ophthalmology.
His favorite Bhumi value is Collaboration
Team
Vaishnavi Srinivasan
Executive Director, Bhumi
Currently the Executive Director of Bhumi, Vaishnavi holds Master degrees in Development Management and Holistic Education. She is passionate about socio-emotional development of children and now leads the Bhumi’s Fellowship programme.
Her favourite Bhumi Value is Collaboration.
NEHA SHRIVASTAVA
DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY
Neha Srivasatava with 19 years of diverse work experience, including roles at iVolunteer, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Goodera, and Impact Guru Foundation. Her journey has shaped her into a strong Leader, from managing volunteer tasks to building a brand from scratch.
Her favourite Bhumi Value is Collaboration.
Vivek Agrawal
Director, HR & Operations
Vivek is an experienced Non-Profit organisational leader with experience in strategic human resources, operations and infrastructure project management.
His favorite Bhumi value is Nurturing Care