Executive Team

Rishant Shankar

Chief Executive Officer

Savin Kumar

Chief Of Staff

Programme Delivery Lead – ORIX

  • Previously Senior Business Analyst – ANZ and Operations Manager GE Capital
  • BSc, Grad Cert Mathematics/Analytics, Master’s in Management

Amar Prakash

Graphic Designer

Managing Director of Zee Vee Financial.

  • Previously involved with Rotary Clubs and other charities.

Mamta Chand

Chief PartnerShips&Marketing

Pharmacist – Middlemore Hospital

  • Vibemix Event Coordination
  • BPharm

Ravishant Shankar

Chief Financial Officer

Manager (Risk & Technology)  at Macquarie Group 

  • Technology and Risk Compliance Analyst – Insignia
  • Previously Technology Risk & Compliance Specialist at Insignia Financial, Senior Analyst at Deloitte Australia and Technology Risk Advisor at KPMG NZ
  • BHSc, BCom, GDipCA

Advisors

Dr Guy Bate

The University of Auckland

  • Thematic Lead in AI
  • Programme Director of MBusDev (Innovation and Product Management)
  • Programme Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Hatchery

Serena Lal

CEO Kites Trust and Founder/Managing Director – Seva CoLab

Tyler Harmon

CEO and Founder – Iaso Automated Medical Systems

  • Previously Global Quality Systems Manager – Fisher and Paykel
  • Developed St Jude’s Heart Valve and Apple Watch Heart Rate Sensor

Kiriata Hiini

Research Specialist – Auckland Hospital

  • Previously Associate Director Maori Health Research – Auckland Hospital

Krish Naidu

President – Fiji Girmit Foundation

  • President Fiji Girmit Foundation
  • Local Board Member Howick