Who We Are
co-creating pathways for a resilient society
Team | Co-creators | Partners
We are a community of curators, catalysts, and network weavers. We pool our individual strengths and channel our collective imagination to enable social change leaders to advance their missions.
Meet the Team

Anand Rajan
Platform & Solution Advisor, Societal Platform

Gautam John
Director, Nilekani Philanthropies

Himshi Bachchas
Product Manager, Societal Platform

Mangalam Gupta
Shikshakalp Fellow, Societal Platform

Nandan Nilekani
Co-founder & Chairman, EkStep Foundation

Naveen Varshan
Knowledge & Research Lead, Societal Platform

Dr. Pramod Varma
CTO, EkStep Foundation

Rohini Nilekani
Chairperson, Arghyam

Sahana Jose
Outreach & Engagements Lead, Societal Platform

Sanjay Purohit
Chief Curator, Societal Platform

Shankar Maruwada
CEO and Co-founder, EkStep Foundation

Sumitha Suresh
Executive Assistant, Societal Platform

Vyjayanthi Mala
Program Manager, Societal Platform
Co-creators

Jennifer Stout
Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Olivia Leland
Founder & CEO, Co-Impact

Prof. Patrick Barwise
Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing, London Business School

Sangeet Paul Choudary
Founder of Platformation Labs and Co-author, Platform Revolution and HBR Top 10 Ideas 2017

Prof. Venkat Ramaswamy
Hallman Fellow of Electronic Business and Professor of Marketing, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan