Sincerely,
Mathew Cherian, CEO - Help Age India
Mathew Cherian is a B.E. (Honours) in Civil Engineering from BITS, Pilani & holds a PG Diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat. He has worked in the area of rural development with cooperatives, in association with the National Dairy Development Board. He was a consultant to voluntary agencies and to the National Wastelands Development Board. His further assignments include the post of Director, Oxfam, UK and India, Programme Director, South Asia, Plan International, and Country Representative, Charities Aid Foundation. He is the Founder of Association of Third Sector Researchers in India, Resource Mobilization Network in India, Campaign for Human Rights (Dalits and Tribals), and CAF India. Mathew is a Member of the NGO Accreditation Committee of the Planning Commission, Member of Grants Approval Committee of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Member of the Steering Group of Eleventh Five Year Plan and Member of Core Committee of National Human Rights Commission.
Presently, he is the Chairperson of Credibility Alliance and Chief Executive of HelpAge India.
Mukund B.S, MD - Newport Computers India
Mukund B.S is the founder, MD of Newport Computer Services India Pvt Ltd - a company into e-waste management and asset recovery services. He is a graduate in Electronics Engineering from REC Surat and has done his Post-Graduation in Management studies from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC). Keen to work in the social and environmental sector, Mukund tied up with Newport Computer Services, Inc to proactively participate in building a global value chain for E-waste Management & IT asset recovery. He is also on the Board of Newport Computer Services (HK) Ltd. Apart from this, Mukund is actively involved with social causes and is the Director - Youth Services at Rotary Bangalore West.
