Sabu is a facilitator, educator, executive coach and organizational change management consultant who has worked globally covering oil and gas, higher education, manufacturing and non-profits. For the last 25+ years, he has helped senior leaders and management teams expand communication, collaboration, engagement, performance improvement, and transform their organizations through increased efficiencies.

Sriram is an experienced professional with 22+ years of experience in the IT Industry and is currently employed with Adobe Systems, India. In looking to give back to the community, Sriram started engaging with DSF as a part of Adobe’s Pro Bono Initiative and this small engagement initiated him to the world of Caring & Giving and motivated him to join DSF as a Board Member to support the cause of education and livelihoods and bring about the desired change.

Bhama has worked for various reputed software organizations for sixteen years before pursuing her passion for teaching pure sciences. She was a faculty of the Anubhava Science Foundation (ASF), which along with the Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology (KSCST), has conducted many experiential science courses for Government school-teachers. She is a part of ThiMk, an online programme for mathematics teachers across India to integrate effective learning, develop a love for the subject, demonstrate understanding through good academic performance, and enjoy the process of learning.

Bhama Sridharan holds a Masters’ degree (Honors) from McGill University, Canada and an MTech degree in Computer Science from IISc Bangalore. Bhama is leading  DSF’s  STEM programme. She has got a stand for life-long learning in children from marginalized communities.

Subramanian (Subbu) Parameswaran is an entrepreneur originally from Bangalore. He came to the United States to pursue a Masters Degree at Mississippi State University in 2002 and after working in the industry for more than a decade, co-founded a software startup in the Silicon Valley, The seeds of social responsibility was sown in his life when in the 6th grade he had an opportunity to teach English as part of a course, SUPW (Socially Useful Productive Work), to underprivileged children at the Rag pickers association in Bangalore, Karnataka.

He has since then been involved in contributing to society in some form or the other. Subbu was introduced to DSF – India through a close friend in 2006 and has been a supporter since. He is an avid reader of self-help and leadership books and loves to mentor people who want to bring out the best in themselves.

Dr. R Sugant, a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Marketing and Ph.D. in Management, has 35+ years of experience as a corporate leader, entrepreneur, and academic leader. During his stint of over fifteen years in two leading IT organizations of India – Wipro and HCL, he held diverse leadership responsibilities in international logistics, commercial operations, compliance, sales, business development, and as Head of the Profit Centre.

His role in academics saw him serve with distinction as Professor and Founding Head of the MBA program at Jain University, as Professor and Head of Career Services at SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore, and as Dean – School of Management and School of Economics and Commerce at CMR University, Bangalore.

Dr. Sugant is passionate about education and building institutions and believes in the power of students. He firmly believes any student can reach great heights with the right support system and mentorship.

Sagayaraj is managing DSF’s Accounts and Administration. He comes with over 18 years of experience in Community Based Rehabilitation and Education. He also manages the IT as well as the facility management of DSF.    

He is passionate to contribute to the development of an inclusive society where every life is valued. Sagay consistently provides input to the programmes and always make sure that optimal benefits reach children and families by prudent account and administration practices. Sagay manages routine compliance matters to complex organisational matters and provides input to the board of directors on operating aspects of DSF.

A Graduate in Commerce from Bangalore University, Sharmila has over 18 years’ experience handling corporate Travel across the world for Multinational Companies. She began her Career with Microsoft as Travel Desk executive, moving up the career ladder with HCL Technologies and American online (AOL) as Manager – Travel, handling the entire Organizational travel requirements for India and abroad. She also worked with IBM India as Team Lead for their Global immigration Team. After a successful stint with the corporate world, she joined WEConnect, a US based NGO as Senior Consultant actively promoting their support for Women entrepreneurs.

She was fortunate to get an offer to work with Dream School Foundation thus fulfilling her ambition to contribute towards education. She is extremely excited about sharing her corporate knowledge and giving guidance to the Ten Plus Program students at DSF, to achieve their dreams.