Our Team

Rohini Manchanda is a mentor with India Future Foundation. She is a women’s rights activist, and a public speaker. She has led campaigns to create mental health awareness among people fighting depression and anxiety, bringing a change in their lives. Prior to this, Rohini has worked with EY, Bharti Airtel and Deloitte at various levels in Legal M&A and Finance Department. She holds a CS membership and a Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University.

Salil Mittal is a mentor with India Future Foundation. He is a Chevening Cyber-security fellow with over 14 years of proven leadership experience and has expertise in technology consulting, strategy, system design and operations. He has rich experience in identifying solutions, driving automation for the technology landscape and interacting with industry leaders. As a part of his assignments, he has successfully formed cross geography global teams and ensured efficient delivery across industry sectors.

Devesh Verma is a mentor with India Future Foundation. He is a cyber security professional with more than 11 years of experience in diverse industries across the globe. He is a graduate of DCE, a leading engineering institute of India, and holds key certifications such as CCSP and PMP. He leads Bangalore chapter for India Future Foundation.

Himanshu Sharma is a mentor with India Future Foundation. He is working as Deputy General Manager at Dalmia Bharat Group and is heading the Information Security function for the organization. Prior to Dalmia Bharat Group, Himanshu worked with Samsung Electronics, PwC and EY at various levels, on cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance domains. He is experienced in implementing, validating and auditing information security frameworks and controls. He holds a Master’s degree in business administration from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.

Dr. Shiv S Tripathi is a mentor with India Future Foundation. He is a faculty in the area of Strategy at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. He is a PhD from Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur. He has close to 16 years of corporate and academic experience in organisations like Exide, ICFAI & Century Ply boards. His core area of teaching research and consulting is innovation and growth through innovation and entrepreneurship. His objective of research is to bridge the gap between industry and academia. His research has appeared in international journals on innovation like Technology Innovation Management Review. He has written a book titled International Business: Theory and Practice published by Sage Publications. His research has been published in ABDC, Web of Science indexed journals and cases in Ivey, Case Center & International Books. He has been a consultant to State and Central and Public Sector organisations as well as multinational companies. He has trained the executives of more than 25 organisations, 15 of which were in the capacity of Program Director. He is an active member of International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM); Strategic Management Society (SMS); Academy of International Business (AIB) & Academy of Management (AOM). He is a professional Wildlife Photographer, an aero-n

Manu Goel is a mentor with India Future Foundation . She is a gender rights activist and is associated with N-AERUS network of researchers in Europe and Asia and WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering),India, and supports a magazine called ‘e-She’, giving voice to the stories of unconventional women. She has been working on the subject of gender and architecture and has published a part of the book “Gender and the built environment” by Kali for women publishers. She is a sustainability advocate and Green Building expert as well, a LEED AP and GRIHA Evaluator. She is on a mission to get 100 families to start urban farming in this year.

Col. A.K Anand is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. He is a Ex -Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Head at NIIT Technology. He is specialist on Cyber Security, Corporate Risk Management, Data Privacy & Protection Domain. Col. A.K Anand is founder of Niche Cyber Security Startup Athenian and current Advisor to IFF Team.

Dr. Moutusy Maity is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. She is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L).Dr Maity has spent the last 15 years researching about the consumer and adoption of technology. Her research interests are in the areas of consumer interaction with technology (e.g., Internet/e-commerce and mobile/m-commerce), Cyber policy, Privacy and technology adoption at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) in developing countries. Moutusy has scholarly publications in reputable academic outlets (e.g., international academic journals, international conferences).Her book on Internet Marketing: A Practical Approach in the Indian Context has been published by the Oxford University Press.

Khushbu Jain is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. She is a Cyber Law Expert and practicing advocate before the Supreme Court of India.Her area of expertise include litigation practice pertaining to business/ corporate; handling matters pertaining to Information Technology, and Crime. She is well recognized in the field of cyber security and has led several initiatives for creating awareness on Cyber Crime and engendering a better understanding of Information Technology laws.

IPS Sanjay Kumar is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. He is an Indian Police Services (IPS) officer of 2005 Batch. Sanjay is a Child Safety and Protection Specialist and has authored a Book titled “Is your child safe”.

Prof. Moona is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. He is a Director at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai( IIT Bhilai ) and an Ex-Director General of Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) which is subsidiary of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity), Government of India.

Col.Sunil Kapila is an advisor of India Future Foundation.He is a subject matter expert in Cyber Security with India Future Foundation for past one year. Col Kapila has has about 35 years of experience of with comprising of Tata Advanced Systems, Wipro technologies , Defence R&D and Military Operations.

Vibhore Sharma is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. He is a creative technology leader with a knack for building products that consumers use. Vibhore is a former Chief Technology Officer at Info Edge India Ltd and Naukri.com and has evangelized 99acres, Jeevansathi, Shiksha, FirstNaukri among several others. Having spent 18 years in the internet industry, he has gained the ability to understand technologies in cyber space and their impact on platforms, markets & consumers with proven ability to build and scale products. His key competencies include Internet Technologies, Discovery & Recommendation Platforms, High Performance & Resilient Systems, Design Thinking, Product Innovation and People Leadership.

Avelo Roy is an Advisor with India Future Foundation. He is a serial entrepreneur having built 8 Businesses in the US with multi-million dollars’ worth of products and services ranging from consumer electronics, artificial Intelligence systems, healthcare process automation, food science, wireless communications, wearable technology and graphical password applications . Avelo Roy runs the largest startup incubator in East India (Kolkata Ventures) with 375+ revenue generating startups. He has been listed as 40 Must Follow People In Indian Startup Ecosystem by Bizztor .