Dr. Ganesh Natarajan is Executive Chairman and Founder of 5F World, a platform for Digital Start-ups, Skills and Social Ventures in the country. He is also Chairman of Global Talent Track and Skills Alpha and a co-founder of two Indo-US Joint Ventures – Kalzoom Advisors and the Center for AI and Advanced Analytics.

Ganesh is Global Board Director and Chairman of the India Board of Social Venture Partners and Chairman of Pune City Connect, a unique collaborative platform that enables corporations to work with the Government on social and city innovation.

Ganesh has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Bombay and NITIE and has been recognized by EY and the Asia Pacific HR Forum for excellence in entrepreneurship and people-centric leadership. He has two successful CEO tenures over twenty-five years at APTECH and Zensar Technologies. Harvard Business School has written and teaches two case studies on Dr. Ganesh Natarajan and Zensar’s success through Vision Communities.

Sanjay Koushik manages the sustainable livelihood projects of Natarajan Education Society. A post graduate in management from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Sanjay also has a background in law and technology. He has extensive experience working in the social sector from his time at Dr. Reddy’s Foundation, Clinton Health Access Initiative and through several consulting projects for government bodies. Sanjay is working towards expanding the successful Khushi model for sustainable livelihoods through collaborative partnerships between government agencies, corporates, NGOs and citizens.