Assistant Professor Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit,Dept of Clinical Psychology (NIMHANS).

Dr Chetan Ginigeri work at Aster Hospital he is a dynamic doctor. Dr Chetan is committed to create a child safe world and also to provide health information to every parent to make informed choices about their children’s health and safety. He is also a proud recipient of ‘Vocational Excellence Award’ for his contribution to Child Safety and Pediatric Critical care from Rotary International. As A Pediatric Intensives he was heading one of the Largest Pediatric Critical Care Unit in Bangalore at Narayana Hrudayalaya Multispecialty Hospital he is passionately support our organization in guiding us through every step.

Dr Manjunath S. Astagi is an alumnus of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in UK and holds a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) from the UK. He has successfully completed his consultant training in Pediatrics and was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Training in General Pediatrics (CCT). Dr Astagi is trained in Autism assessment and was responsible for conducting Neuro developmental clinics for high risk deliveries and preterm infants while at Solent NHS Trust, Southampton. A keen mentor, he has also been involved in teaching medical students and junior doctors about various aspects of community child health and normal development of children.

He is a mentor at IIMB NSRCEL & Trustee of APD. He is a consultant and executive/organizational mentor at Wisian Consulting. His focus areas are strategy, social entrepreneurship and innovation. He mentors startups not only at NSRCEL since 2009 but also at Mentor Edge, CIIE (IIM A, Bangalore Chapter).

He is the Director of NIEPMD. He is has PH.D in Special Education and M.A in English, with a experience of 17+ years in the field of disability rehabilitation and served NIMH. His achievements in numerous paper presentations at National and International Conferences in India & Abroad. Organized several national and international conferences; several symposium, and workshops for Parents, Siblings, Teachers, Administrators and Rehabilitation Professionals across the country.

He is an in-house mentor at IIMB NSRCEL. He is a full time angel investor who has invested in 16 start-ups and seen three exits. He has spearheaded Impact thinking in Indian Angel Network and co-founded IAN Impact. A partner at Acumen Fund, a New York based $100M impact-venture fund, he serves as an independent director in one of its portfolio company. In addition, he directs boards in Uniphore Software Systems, GoCoop – Social Marketplace, Saahas Zero Waste, FreshWorld, Lumiere Organic, SP ROBOTIC WORKS Pvt. Ltd and is a board observer at Happy Hens Farm.

In 1982 Rendered 36 years of service at different places in India in different capacities. Main area of deployment was judicial and litigation matters on behalf of the Revenue. Held the highest position in field formation as Principal Chief Commissioner of Income tax , Bangalore. Retired from service in April2018. After one year of cool off, joined Sh Shailendra Kumar , owner of TIOL, an online tax portal with 20 years existence , to form TIOL Advisory Services LLP