Our Team

Our Founders


Mr. Nihal Kaviratne CBE
Founder

Mr. Nihal Kaviratne CBE
Founder

Mrs. Shyama Kaviratne
Founder

Mrs. Shyama Kaviratne
Founder
Board of Directors


Ms. Manisha Parthasarathy
Chairperson

Ms. Manisha Parthasarathy
Chairperson

Ms. Mukeeta Jhaveri
Vice Chairperson

Ms. Mukeeta Jhaveri
Vice Chairperson

Mr. Jai Diwanji
Vice Chairperson

Mr. Jai Diwanji
Vice Chairperson

Mr. Aditya Mangaldas
Director

Mr. Aditya Mangaldas
Director

Mr. Anil Nair
Director, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Anil Nair
Director, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ashutosh Pednekar
Director, Hon. Treasurer

Mr. Ashutosh Pednekar
Director, Hon. Treasurer

Ms. Gargi Mashruwala
Director

Ms. Gargi Mashruwala
Director

Vijay Venkat Raghavan N
Director

Vijay Venkat Raghavan N
Director

Roopali Mashruwala
Director

Roopali Mashruwala
Director

Mr. Utpal Sengupta
Director

Mr. Utpal Sengupta
Director
Team Members

Our team members (TMs) are senior level volunteers who bring their expertise and experience as advisors to St. Judes. Their dedication and commitment to helping the cancer affected children has helped us keep our administrative costs low.
Our central teams work on the broad areas that relate to every St. Judes centre while our city teams undertake the responsibility of setting up a centre and oversee its efficient functioning. These team members then build a team and recruit support staff whose commitment and vision is in line with us, thus ensuring the seamless replication of the St. Jude model across India.
Centre Facilities
Team Members:- Shyama Kaviratne, Manisha Parthasarathy, Jude Fernandes, Samantha Reddy, Susmita Mookerjee, Parvati Gupta, Rukmani Haldea, Jayaraman Jagannadhan
Third Circle
Team Leader:– Roopali Mashruwala
Team Members:- Manisha Parthasarathy, Mamta Mangaldas, Rajul Parekh, Pallav Sinha, Shyama Kaviratne
Communications
Team Leader:- Pereena Lamba
Team Members:- Amita Chauhan, Roma Talwar, Sunita Rajwade, Usha Banerji, Jude Fernandes, Tasneem Ali, Jaikrit Sinha, Sudip Mazumdar
Development
Team Leader:- Anil Nair
Team Members:- Manisha Parthasarathy, Dr Purna Kurkure, Gargi Mashruwala, Ashutosh Pednekar, Usha Banerji
Finance & Compliance
Team Leader:– Ashutosh Pednekar
Team Members:– Aditya Mangaldas, Gargi Mashruwala, Jai Diwanji, Amitabha Banerjee, Jyoti Kumar Agarwal
HR & Capabilities
Team Members:– Gargi Mashruwala, Pallav Sinha, Sucharita Palepu
IT & MIS
Team Leader:- Ashutosh Pednekar
Team Members:– Deepa Shyamsunder, Leon Menezes, Samantha Reddy
Medical Advisory
Team Leader:– Dr Purna Kurkure
Team Members:– Dr Mahesh Balsekar, Dr Raju Khubchandani
Premises
Team Leader:– Aditya Mangaldas
Team Members:– Ravi Budharaj, Roopali Mashruwala, Biswadev Roy Ghatak, Jai Diwanji
Sponsors & Donors
Team Leader:– Raja Parthasarathy
Team Members:– Manisha Parthasarathy, Jai Diwanji, Geetu Verma, Aditya Malhotra, Ajay Bhatnagar, Mukeeta Jhaveri, Indira Bahadur
St. Judes for Life (Founded in memory of Mrs. Rani Vicaji)
Team Leader:– Usha Banerji
Team Members:– Nihal Kaviratne, Dr. Purna Kurkure, Deepa Soman, Milind Soman, Pallav Sinha, Mala Swarup
Risk Management Committee
Team Leader:– Ashutosh Pednekar
Team Members:– Mukeeta Jhaveri, Jai Diwanji, Amitabha Banerjee
Chennai
Bhuvana Vijay | Sumant Mehrish | Sudha Sankar | Jayaraman Jagannadhan
Delhi
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Kolkata
Mumbai
Varanasi
Vellore
Ruby Nakka | Leni Mathew | Leena Pennen | Dr. Rikki John | Dr. Mona Bhasker | Anu Rose | Sheby George
Executive Committee


ANIL NAIR
Chief Executive Officer

SHIRLEY MENON
Chief Program Officer

DIA TECKCHANDANI
Chief Financial Officer

SANDESH NALAWADE
Program Head - Facilities

ARSALA SAYED
Chief Human Resources Officer

SASMITA SAHANI
Head - St. Judes For Life

MUKESH JAIN
Chief Information Officer
Staff

Our dedicated staff is the backbone of St. Jude and teamwork is what makes it possible for us to care for each child and family with equal attention.
Each centre has a team that works to guarantee smooth daily routines.
Heading the centre, is the centre manager who is supported by a centre officer, teachers, and an activity coordinator for mothers and fathers. Additionally, there are housekeeping staff who ensure our centres are spotlessly clean, and van drivers who are responsible for getting families to and from the hospital for treatments. Trained counselors are available to guide and support our young patients and their parents..