Dr. Bhupendra"s role in  BMGF entails deep engagement with the National & State Government Officials and Gavi-HSS Partners for strengthening the routine immunization program across the country. He works closely with the Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU) and was instrumental in supporting the initiatives of the Prime Minister’s Office – ‘Mission Indradhanush’ for improving coverage and equity in immunization. Being a technical expert, he took part in multiple national and international program evaluations related to immunization. He was the Founder National Chairperson for the ‘Alliance for Immunization in India’ and is also a member of ‘Global Urban Immunization Working Group’. He played a significant role in strengthening the AEFI Surveillance System across the country. Dr. Bhupendra also leads the NTD portfolio with a focus on the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) disease in India. He works closely with the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program Directorate & Partners to strengthen the LF Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaigns across the country.   

Before joining the Gates Foundation, he was the National Team Lead for USAID funded projects working on RMNCHA & Immunization across multiple states. He also worked as a National Consultant with UNICEF for Measles Elimination program and prior to that, served in World Health Organization for Polio Eradication in India.

Bhupendra completed his MBBS and MD from Uttar Pradesh, India and attended advanced courses for vaccines from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK and University of Geneva, Switzerland. He is working in the field of Public Health for past 19 years; including 5 years with the Gates Foundation.

Nehal has served with USAID/India as the Senior Advisor for Innovation and Partnership in the Director’s Office since August 2012.  He has more than 15 years professional experience in international law, business and development.  Prior to joining USAID, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, India’s first independent foreign policy think tank.  Prior to that, he was with Dasra, a Mumbai- based strategic philanthropy advisory firm for twelve years as Director and General Counsel.  Nehal also spent eight years practicing international law at various large international law firms in New York and Texas.   

Nehal earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a concentration in Law from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence with a concentration in International Law from the University of Texas, School of Law in Austin, Texas.  He is certified by the Supreme Courts of Texas and New York to practice law and served on the boards of a variety of non-profit organizations, including as President of the India Cultural Center in Austin, Texas.    

Dr Vikas is a Medical Doctor with specialisation in healthcare management. An experienced public health professional with more than 18+ years of progressive experience in global development. He has extensive experience of leading diverse and large project teams; managing multi-country projects, managing consortiums. Dr Aggarwal has served and serving in board of organisations of repute in India.

Dr Vikas is currently working with Mott MacDonald- International Development Services unit, as the Regional lead for Fleming Fund Grants Programme. In his current role, he is providing managerial and technical leadership on end to end process including portfolio and grants management for the Fleming Fund Country Grants and policy and professional Fleming Fellowships in the region. Earlier, he served as the Regional Director- Asia for KalaCORE programme, which focused on elimination of Kala-azar. Prior to this, Dr Aggarwal served as the Chief of the Party for BMGF supported community mobilisation project in Bihar.

Venu is the Director of the Accelerator Program for Toilet Board Coalition where he is responsible for helping sanitation businesses achieve scale and become investment worthy. 

The Toilet Board Coalition is a global business-led coalition and platform which aims to accelerate the Sanitation Economy. The TBC’s work seeks to catalyze, support and grow business solutions to deliver smart, sustainable sanitation for all through the market. The Toilet Accelerator program, supports entrepreneurs operating in low-income markets, mentored by corporate leaders and experts in achieving scale.

Sushant has over twenty years of experience in managing social development programs in education, public health, livelihoods, community development, disaster management, relief and rehabilitation, corporate social responsibility and women’s empowerment. He has served at a very senior management levels with British Council, The Open University UK, USAID, Nobel Laureate KS Foundation, Christian Children’s Fund Inc, Heifer International, Commonwealth Education Fund UK and PHRN etc. Sushant has worked closely at the grassroots level and is on the board/advisory committee for many reputed nonprofits. He is also a nominee of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India for Joint Review Mission (JRM) Teacher Education.

His proficiency in program design, planning, operations, partnerships, training, monitoring and evaluation, organisational development, and resource mobilisation has won him various National and International awards for his outstanding contribution in the field of community initiatives. One of the program which he was heading received Best International Program Award by The Guardian UK in London.

A motivator and leader of International repute, he has been facilitating highly effective and life transforming workshops on Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Building, Attitudinal Change and Motivation around the world.

With an MBA in Rural Development, an MDP from Oxford University, Sushant is currently pursuing Masters in Education Leadership from The Open University UK.

Dr Ashish Sabharwal is the Co-Founder and Chairman of KindleHope Foundation,which provides reconstructive surgical care to Burns Survivors, restoring functionalityand helping them to reach their full potential. Dr Sabharwal is a great proponent of putting together appropriate strategies by combining business disciplines, inspirational management to the passion of good intentions for developing effective, impactful and successful NGO’s. 

As Vice President & Regional Director, Southeast Asia, he was an instrumental player in Smile Train’s journey of transforming 1.3 million lives through Cleft Lip and Palate surgeries across the world. He pioneered fundraising activities for Smile Train India which is now raising Rs.25 crores annually and more than 700,000US$ in Indonesia and Philippines.

He broke free from the manacles of financial lure and gave up a lucrative medical practice to work in the Development sector. He continues to provide consultancy services to other nonprofits and remains driven to make a lasting impact. A national office bearer of the Indian Medical Association over two decades, Dr Sabharwal was bestowed the Chikitsa Ratna and Vishisht Chikitsa awards for humanitarian services and services to medical fraternity.

Mr. Vikas Dagur is a development professional with diverse experience of more than 16 years in policy development,social development, strategic planning, organizationaldevelopment, resource mobilization, capacity building of various stakeholders (spanning from community to the government official), health financing/insurance and project management. He has past experience of working with grass root NGOs on health and community development programs, assisting state and National Government in National health programs both in rural and urban sector and multi-bilateral organisations. His core skills include program management, networking with public & private stakeholder, organisational development, Financial management, team building and resource mobilisation.

Mr. Dagur is Master’s in Human Resource Management from Udaipur & Bachelor’s in science from Rajasthan University. He has perusedPost Graduate Diploma in Public Health Service Delivery Management from IIPH, Bhubaneswar and hold Diploma course in International Perspective of Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation and Marketing and Basics of health Economics from school of public health PGI Chandigarh. 

Abhishek has over 24 years of experience in Development Sector particularly in Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Project Management, Corporate Communication & External Affairs, Public Relation, NGOs Functioning, Strategic Alliances, Management System Review, Social Audit, Foundation Management etc. He has sound understanding of Public/Privet sector management reforms & governance, public expenditure management, human resources development, public-private partnership etc in local, national & international context. He has absolute capability of Networking, Representation, Laisoning, Collaborative and Collegian Relationships with Corporate, Government Officials, Ministries, Bureaucrats, Embassies, Media and Various Institutions and Regulatory Authorities. . He is guest lecture in various management institutes on the topics of CSR, Strategic Management, Micro-finance, Rural Marketing, BOP Market, Social Audit, NGO Management etc.

Dr. Kaushik Ranjan Bandyopadhyay is an economist and policy specialist with two decades of academic, policy research and administrative experience. Prior to joining IIML he was engaged with International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) as Senior Associate and Principal Policy Adviser. In this capacity he has also been leading UNEP India Mission on Measurement of SDG 12. c.1. He has also been engaged as an Advisor with IL&FS IETS; as a Senior Consultant with Tata Trusts; as an expert with International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Geneva; as Associate Professor and Programme Director with TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi and as a visiting faculty with United Nations University (UNU-IIST) and FMS, Delhi University. Other notable engagement includes serving as Member of sub-group on transport sector of Government of India for IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 and as a lead columnist with The Financial Express.

Priyamvada is currently the Regional Manager – India, Middle East & Africa for Fieldwork Education . At Fieldwork Education, she is responsible for strategy and strengthening the growth of International early years curriculum (IEYC), International primary curriculum (IPC) and International middle years curriculum (IMYC) in these key regions. 

Prior to this, Priyamvada was the Regional Manager for International Baccalaureate (IB) in India responsible for managing relationships with potential and existing IB schools and facilitating the recognition of IB programmes. 

Passionate about education, with 20 years of experience working in national and international schools in India and with international organisations offering international curriculums", she has presented at national and international conferences and has led workshops for students, parents, teachers, college counsellors, heads of school and universities officials. She believes in lifelong learning and has completed a certificate course in College Counselling from UCLA and more recently Senior Management Programme from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Jayanti Shukla joined United Way Mumbai in 2008. Prior to this assignment, she was with the New India Assurance Co. Ltd, a multinational insurance company, as their Regional Manager at the company"s Delhi Regional Office and then with IL&FS Investsmart Insurance Brokers Ltd. as Vice President for corporate and insurer relations. Jayanti is an Independent Director on the boards of two of the group companies of Standard Chartered Bank, namely Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd. and Standard Chartered Investment and Loans (India) Ltd. She is on the CII Task Force for India@75 and is a member of the CSR Committee of the Indian Merchants Chamber. She is also an alumnus of the Hunt Partners Independent Directors Club. Jayanti is an M.Phil from the University of Delhi.

Rajeev Varma is a Development Communications Specialist. He has substantial experience in the development field cutting across sectors (Water, Education, Reproductive Health, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition) in a range of organisations including WHO Country Office for India; Tata Trusts, Art and Global Health Center at UCLA; Johns Hopkins University-Center for Communications Program; UNFPA; the World Bank funded Hydrology Project; United States Educational Foundation in India. He is also a certified life coach.