Board of Directors

Overseeing of SIDF’s activities is provided by two groups – the Board of Directors and Senior Management team.

(A) BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

The Board of Directors oversee, review and approve SIDF progress, budgets, annual activity reports and audited financial statements. The members also ensure organisation compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Chairman/CEO nominates members to the Board, ensuring that the nominee is a respected member of the society with good reputation, interested in serving in the cause of solidarity and support for marginalized people, and have no conflict of interest with the vision and interest of SIDF. The Board members are:

Chairman: Mr. Rajiv Batra

Founder Chairman and CEO, Social Impact Development Foundation (SIDF)

Mr. Batra is an experienced a versatile, analytical, team player and flexible individual who always perseveres to achieve the best results. Experienced in supporting and managing multi-located business. A skilled consultant that can drive change management in an organization by thoughtfully analysing his client’s most challenging issues, developing data-driven strategies & recommendations, and then implementing them with multidisciplinary teams.

His expertise lies in Operations and strategic consulting space focusing on helping clients strategically and thoughtfully tackle their most challenging operational and supply chain issues by implementing best practice strategic sourcing, value analysis and inventory optimization methodologies. This provided for significant EBITDA and cash flow improvements for his clients.

Encouraged and elated by benevolent fund-raising gesture along with a few friends, for a cancer patient, he conceived Social Impact Development Foundation (SIDF) in 2015. It is his vision and far sightedness that has seen the germ of an idea mature into the well respected association that SIDF is today.

Mr. Batra coined the phrase “Helping Hands are better than Praying Lips”‘, the credo that has been the cornerstone of SIDF’s philosophy all these years.

Mr. Navin Kumar

Chief Operating Officer, SIDF

With more than 30 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Taxation, and HR processes, Navin has set up and executed large and complex projects in some of the industry leading companies. A key priority for Navin is to continue to build upon a culture and set of values that are critical for delivering exceptional value.

As a global leader at HCL Technologies, Navin supported the company & philosophy of high integrity governance framework and has created a legacy of excellence in delivery systems.

Prior to joining HCL Technologies, Navin worked with Aon Hewitt (formerly Hewitt Associates) where he helped Fortune 500 companies setting up operations in India. Prior to Hewitt, Navin was in the financial controllership & company secretary roles.

At SIDF, Navin is part of the senior leadership team responsible for strategy, policy formulation and execution forthe organisation
• Responsible for Resource Mobilization, Marketing & Communications for the operations
• Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Institutional partnerships with International Agencies, Foundations and Government agencies
• Individual Fund Raising and Direct Giving Programs (In-house team, Online, Direct Marketing and Agency)
• Marketing and Communications
Navin is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary.

Major General Somnath Jha (Retd)

Strategy Officer to the Board of SIDF

Major General Somnath Jha (Retired) has a wealth of leadership experience from his close to four decades in the army, spanning the entire spectrum from strategic vision and planning to execution. He has had tours of duty in most parts of the country, both in combat as well as in peace environments. In his long military career, General Jha has had much experience in the planning, handling and execution of several military-civic community projects in far flung parts of the country. He has also served in war-torn West Africa as a United Nations military observer, overseeing and executing relief and rehabilitation work among refugees and the war- displaced. In his career, he has been cited and awarded for gallantry and also recognised for his distinguished service by the President of India by the award of Vishisht Seva Medal.

After his retirement, in late 2016, General Jha has bi-cycled more than 12000 kilometers to pay homage to 21000 soldiers martyred since independence. In his own words, “I am paying this homage by cycling two minutes to route myself through all the 29 states of our great nation because our fallen heroes come from every corner of the country. This is my symbolic homage to my brethren who didn’t have the privilege of retiring as I did. They made the supreme sacrifice before that.” It is to his credit that this was a personal homage journey, not supported or sponsored by any organization.

Mr Naresh Durisala (Doctor of Audiology )

Executive Director – Speech and Hearing, SIDF

Naresh Durisala completed his masters in Audiology from India and Doctor of audiology from the University of Florida. He has over 11 years of working experience as an Audiologist in various countries. He worked as a senior Audiologist at Tan Tock Send hospital, Singapore where he was involved in managing people with hearing and balance problems. Following that, he moved to GN as an Audiology and product manager and travelled extensively across south-east Asia and Europe to train hearing care professionals, audiologists and doctors about the latest technology in hearing aids.
Naresh is an ardent believer in evidence-based practice and has published papers in both national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Member: Ms. Nagasayee Malathy (MS Counseling & Psychotherapy)

Executive Director – Organization Development, SIDF

Ms. Nagasayee Malathy , a post graduate in Social Science with MS in Counseling and Psychotherapy and possesses almost three decades of experience in development sector which encompasses leading large Organizations at country level in India and Overseas.

She has held positions like Head – India , International Organization for Migration (IOM), Country Director – HelpAge International based in Cambodia, Executive Director for Protect and Save The children in Malaysia etc. She has lead senior professional teams in India, South and South East Asia in promoting Public Private Partnerships, CSR programme and policy development, Human Rights protection. She has constantly worked on gender and development, livelihood promotion, skill building/development, migration and development, counter trafficking, human rights etc., through multi-stakeholder’s approach. She is strong on policy advocacy at national and regional level with Government, Corporates, Academic institutions etc.

She has worked with various Ministries in India and overseas on various developmental issues. Her strengths are Public Private Partnership promotion, organizational development, Strategic planning, HR Management, HR policy development, Annual Operational and Budget planning.

Member: Dr. Parboti Prasad Raout

Executive Director – Prevention & Early Detection, SIDF(Assam & Tamil Nadu) Chapter

Dr. Raout pursued her Ph.D. from Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, and had worked as a Nutrition Counselor with NHM Assam, where she provided her relevant support to the pregnant & lactating ladies and underprivileged children of 0-5 year of age group. She undertook research on ‘Impact of NRHM on maternal Health of Rural women in Assam’ and had completed her Masters from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi.

Parboti joined SIDF in 2015 and now heads the Awareness and Early Detection Department in Assam. Under her leadership, the department has grown from strength to strength. She has consciously formed alliances with social workers in various fields, organizations, and paramedical social workers, to reach the most underprivileged and high-risk groups. Her focus is to sensitize them to the ground realities of AIDS & HIV + patients providing screening facilities freely available to them.

Parboti has also represented SIDF at various forums and panels on Television and Radio programs and in debates, discussions to promote AIDS Awareness. She has participated in Conferences and Symposia and presented abstracts, papers on pertinent topics.

She had developed and documented Videos on social issues i.e Domestic violence, Public Distribution System, etc and had given talks on Women Entrepreneurship through SHG, Higher Education for Women & Emerging Issues for Ageing Women

Member: Mrs Anju Khanna (BA Economics)

Executive Director – Strategic Planning

Mrs. Khanna joined SIDF in 2015 with a degree in Economics from Lady Irwin College, Delhi, as SIDF’s Administrative Officer. From coordinating donations collected through moneyboxes, in the initial days to being in charge of Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Administrative matters of the association, she has come a long way.

She supervises the receipt and disbursement of donations and ensures compliance of rules and regulations and transparency in execution.

Whilst SIDF draws its entire annual budget from corporate and individual donations, it is through her efforts that it is able to sustain and deliver the short term and long term goals and effectively accomplish our core mission.

Meeta has also represented SIDF at various forums and panels on National Television and actively participates in debates and discussions to promote Cancer Awareness.

Member: Ms. Darshana Deka (M. COM in Management) Guwahati Commerce College, Gauhati University, Assam.

Director – Special Initiatives

Ms. Deka graduated from Guwahati Commerce College under Gauhati University in 2015. Being a finance lady, which requires tumultuous work in her firm, her passion for helping others and working for society has made her an active member since the inception of this foundation. With years of experience beginning from her college days and having been involved in the board of directors of various companies, she has gained intrinsic knowledge
on the approaches to resolve issues on the socio-economic ground that prevails in Assam. Having personal interests on issues that formulates the SDGs she is well equipped with providing solutions for special initiatives for the organisation and her skills in communication helps the organisation to reach the under-privileged, high risks & the lower economic section of the society with great ease. Her understanding of the finance background helps the organisation to arrange sessions on Financial Literacy and Financial Planning as well. Ms. Deka is a passionate lady who divides her time between her work in her companies and the work
of SIDFIndia. She believes in “Creating Impacts Throughout”.

Member: Ms. Neha Sharma (English Hons)

Programme Director – Strategic Planning & Events

Ms. Sharma graduated from Delhi University, but her interests range from doing various research based work in Govt. Projects. With over eight years of experience in development sector, she has gained considerable knowledge on various aspects of project designing and implementation. She is responsible for formulating management and development strategies for the organization. She also supervises both the program and marketing team and ensures smooth functioning of the same. Neha is a Self-starter with ability to work independently or as part of a team. A Quick learner and adapts to new environments easily. Her career started as a Corporate trainer with specialization in soft skill where she developed her confidence in the corporate world.

Member : Mrs Meeta Grover (BA English)

Executive Director – Research Studies & Additional Projects, SIDF

Mrs Grover has a background in television directing programmes in both Hindi and English.and holds a Diploma in Television and Film Production . Her experience included 8 years in a production company “Canif Cine Entertainment Inc.,She joined SIDF in 2015 . Under her leadership, the foundation has grown from strength to strength. She has consciously formed alliances with social workers in various fields, organizations, and paramedical social workers, to reach the most underprivileged and high risk groups.

Her focus is to sensitize them to the ground realities of cancer and make cancer screening facilities free and freely available to them at their doorstep.