Anand jagannathan is President of the IITK Foundation. He joined the IITK foundation in 2011 and is leading the effort of creating an IITK Entrepreneurial Advisory Group. Anand is an experienced serial entrepreneur who has founded four companies and is launching his fifth company, Newzstand. He is the founding CEO of Responsys Inc, a company that went public (MKTG) in 2011. Anand also co-founded Banyan Systems, a worldwide leader in enterprise networking which was publicly traded as BNYN, then spun off as EPRE and SWBD. He has also founded, Reach Software, an early leader in email and workflow solutions; and iStorez, an online shopping company that pioneered ‘deal centers’. Anand started his career at AT&T’s Bell Laboratories. Anand has a Ph.D. from Rice University (Houston, TX).

Rajendra Bordia is Vice President of the IITK Foundation. He joined the IITK Foundation in 2011 and is leading the effort on the IITK Academic and Research Network. He is currently a Professor and has been a faculty member in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Washington, Seattle since 1991. From 1998 to 2005, he was the Chair of his Department. Prior to his academic career, he was a Research Scientist in CR&D of DuPont Co. (1986 to 1991). He received his M.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1986) from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He was a Visiting Professor at IITK in 2007-08. His current research is primarily on materials for next generation energy systems.

Shum Mukherjee is CFO of the IITK Foundation. He is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and MIT Sloan School, and has served as CFO, VP Finance and Controller for many public and private companies such as Immersion Corporationm, OpenTV Corporation, Genus Inc. etc. Presently, He is CFO and Advisory Board Member at Droisys Corporation.

Rakesh Sharma joined the IITK Foundation in 2011 and is responsible for fund-raising activities. Rakesh worked as a financial analyst at MET for many years before opening his own company. Among his friends, Rakesh is known for his two loves – IITK and astrology. He has been organizing Astrology and Palmistry seminars at Arsha Vidya Gurukulan, PA for last 15 years. He has read the palms of many famous people.

Salil Dave joined the foundation in 2011. He is a Senior Director in the Microsoft IT Global Strategic Initiatives team. In his 25 year career he has covered a range of industries and roles, including a decade at Microsoft, 6 years at supply chain software pioneer i2 Technologies, and 5 years at the Indian Revenue Service. He has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and an MPA from Harvard University.

Anil Bansal, is one of the founders of Indus American Bank and has played a leading role in its development since inception. He has been active in the South Asian business community and is presently President of Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur (B.Tech), University of Notre Dame (M.S. Materials Science) and Syracuse University (MBA), Mr. Bansal worked with numerous institutions in the US before embarking on setting up his own businesses. He has led successful computer and real estate companies and his interests include investments in the restaurant business. He is presently CEO of First National Corporation, a real estate investment and management company and Chairman of vSplash, an international web design and development company.