Our Governing Council
Deepak Kapoor, Chairperson of the Governing Council
Deepak Kapoor is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as well as a Member of the Institute of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA. He has worked with PwC for over 38 years.
Mr. Kapoor has diverse experience in the fields of accounting, audit, mergers and acquisitions, valuations, negotiations, forensics, and other management advisory fields. He has also served as the Chairman of PwC India Foundation, who has been instrumental in undertaking and fulfilling major rehabilitation work in Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chennai, and Nepal.
Rajiv Kapur
Rajiv Kapur, Treasurer of the Governing Council, has been an international banker for over 20 years with assignments in multi-cultural environments in India, Asia, and the USA. He is also the founder of InvesTech. He has worked as the Managing Director of the Asia Financial Institutions Group at Bank of America.
His expertise and field of experience include corporate banking, restructuring, mergers and acquisition advisory services, financial advisory assignments, asset securitization, capital markets, working capital funding, syndication and structured debt financing, trade finance, capital markets, and credit risk management.
Harpal Singh
Harpal Singh has a diverse and wide-ranging experience (of over 40 years) in the corporate sector. In the last decade he has substantially engaged with the not for profit sector and holds senior board level positions in National and International organisations addressing social causes around disadvantaged children, public health, the girl child and the environment.
Starting his career in the Tata Administrative Service he held senior positions with the Tata, Birla and Mahindra group of companies. He was Chairman and MD of Fortis Healthcare Limited and SRL Diagnostics Ltd. He is Director of Impact Projects Private Ltd and was Non-Executive Chairman of India’s largest Pharmaceutical Company, Ranbaxy.
He is and has been associated with school education for over 30 years and has served at the Board level with some of India’s most renowned schools which include The Doon School, The Scindia School, The Shriram School, The Yadavindra Public Schools and Salwan Public Schools. He was a member of the National Round Table on School Education, a member of the Executive Committee and of the Governing Council of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a member of the Board of the Delhi Red Cross Society, a member of the Board of Governors of NIIT University, a member of the India-UK Round Table and India-US Strategic dialogue. He is a Trustee of Indian National Association for the Club of Rome. He was a Member of the Board of the Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Health (WISH). He is Founder Chairman of the Nanhi Chhaan Foundation and was a member of the Board of Governors of IIT, Indore. He was Chairman of Save the Children India and also a Board Member and Vice Chair on the global board of Save The Children International, UK. Through his own NGO, the Nanhi Chhaan Foundation, he focuses efforts on the girl child, on the environment and on inter-faith harmony.
An alumnus of The Doon School and an (Hons.) Graduate in Economics from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. A B.S. in Economics and a Masters’ in Public Affairs from the California State University at Hayward (C.S.C.H.), California, U.S.A.
Parul Soni
Parul Soni, with 28+ years of experience, is a leader in international investment, trade policy, and human development, focusing on sustainable energy, social protection, and economic initiatives across 61+ countries. He is the founder of Thinkthrough Consulting (TTC), the Association of Business-Women in Commerce and Industry (ABWCI), and Praks Partners. Additionally, he serves as an international consultant for ADB CARES and ADB. Parul has advised state governments on key investment policies and held prominent Board positions with Save the Children (India), SaveLIFE Foundation, and Standing Tall Handicap International.
Previously a Global Partner at EY and KPMG, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies and global organizations like the World Bank, ADB, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Parul holds degrees from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, and the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
Swaroop Sampat Rawal
Talented actress, former Miss India, and noted child rights activist, Swaroop Sampat Rawal is a superlative educational researcher and trainer. She travels across India to conduct workshops for teachers facilitating a general comprehension of life skills and drama in education. Selected by the former Gujarat Chief Minister to head an educational programme in the state, she has been training primary school teachers for the last seven years.
She also works with social workers and police personnel in Gujarat and other states, campaigning life skills and child rights. An expert communicator with over 20 years of experience dedicated to community development and advocacy within the field of education, she aims to help children overcome adversity.
Rohit Bhasin
Rohit Bhasin is a Chartered Accountant with over 37 years of experience with leading organisations such as PwC, AIG Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank. A seasoned Finance professional with rich expertise across diverse industries like cloud communication, health insurance, online insurance broking and retail & consumer business and others, Mr Bhasin has also worked with various social sector organisations in leadership capacities. He serves as the Independent Director and Chairman, Audit Committee on Star Health and Allied Insurance Limited, one of India’s leading health insurance companies.
Before his early retirement in 2017, he was a member of PwC India’s Leadership Team. He serves as a Board Member on several corporate and social sector organisations such as the Azad Foundation, Mobile Creches and Srijan. Mr Bhasin is known for the pioneering assignments he undertakes as a Business Coach and Consultant.
Stuti Narain Kacker
An Indian Administrative Service officer (1978 U.P. Cadre), Stuti Narain Kacker is the former Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). She earned an M. Phil in Social Sciences and has over 39 years of experience in Public Administration. In the past, she held important positions such as District Magistrate of Ghazipur, Divisional Commissioner of Jhansi, Secretary to Government of Uttar Pradesh, Director of Sugar Development Fund, Joint/Addl. Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Director of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) among others. She has also authored numerous articles and research papers.
Besides working in India, she also has a rich background of association with international bodies like Voluntary Service Overseas, Sight Savers, International Committee of the Red Cross, World Health Organization, Leprosy Mission India, Handicapped International, UNESCO, ICPE Slovenia, UNICEF, World Food Programme, World Bank, CARE, and NORAD.
Vasvi Bharat Ram
Joint Vice Chairperson of The Shri Ram Schools in Delhi NCR, Vasvi Bharat Ram is a member of the Executive Committee of The Shri Ram Schools. She played a pivotal role in setting up The Shri Ram Millennium Schools in the National Capital Region and now serves as a member on the Management Committee of the schools. She was also the President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the women’s wing of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Vasvi is a strong advocate of equal participation of women in economic activities, who has been working towards women empowerment for the past ten years. As a member of FICCI’s Education Committee, she has led a number of initiatives to empower women in the field of education. As the Education Chairperson, YPO Delhi Chapter, she was the recipient of the award for the Best Education Year in 2013-14. She has a degree in Bachelors of Arts from Delhi University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business of Fashion Management from London College of Fashion.
Susan Thomas
Susan Thomas has been active in the field of Health and Development for the past 39 years. She is currently the National Health Coordinator, working closely with the SEWA teams in 9 states of India. She also manages the Child Care initiative at Self-Employed Women’s Association, (SEWA) and is actively involved with SEWA’s health cooperative. As a public health and development professional her focus has been to work on various aspects of issues surrounding women, young people and children with a particular focus on social protection.
She has worked in different Non-Government as well as Funding Organizations, holding senior positions with an expertise in managing large programmes and teams in diverse geographies across India. She also has an interest in teaching and is involved with different universities/institutions within and outside India. While working for these organizations, she has travelled extensively both nationally and internationally representing their interests in various public and private forums. She is a member of the Social Protection Advisory Committee of WIEGO.