OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Annapoorna Trust comprises trustees who are a disparate mix of corporate professionals, doctors and entrepreneurs and bring to the table a vast body of knowledge and experience. They are involved in planning, strategy and execution of the breakfast program and also coordinate volunteer engagement and allocation.

Mr. Narasimhachari Sampath

Mr. Sampath, the Chairman of the Trust, is a retired Indian Government official from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). An extremely enthusiastic and down-to-earth person, he is fully involved in running the everyday affairs of the Annapoorna Trust. Additionally, he is also the current Chairman of the Vanatantra Beauty Essentials Pvt. Ltd. In the past, he has also served as the President of the Cooperative Society, Kalpakkam, under the Govt. of Tamil Nadu for 5 years. He has been involved with the Sri Sathya Sai Organization in various service activities for over 30 years.

Mr. Madhusudan Naidu

Mr. Madhusudan Naidu, a Founder and Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, gave up a flourishing career in banking and finance, at an early age, to pursue his passion for philanthropy and social service. He has been instrumental in execution of several projects of free tertiary healthcare, higher education and rural development globally. He serves on the board of several foundations and trusts in India and abroad. A distinguished alumnus of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning who graduated as a gold medalist both in B.Sc Chemistry (Hons.) and MBA, Mr. Naidu is an academic genius and an artistic virtuoso.

Mr. Anand Kumar Kadali

Mr. Anand Kumar Kadali is a Co-founder, Trustee & Secretary of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust. A certified independent director and experienced professional in the software industry, he has, in the past, worked for global companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HCL, and Dimension Data. After serving the Software industry for 15 years, he choose to bid adieu to his professional corporate life to pursue full time his passion for community service. At Annapoorna, he has been a key driver connecting the objectives of the Corporate Social Responsibilities of organizations and mapping the same to the healthcare, nutrition, educare and sanitation needs of the rural poor.

Dr. Narayana Murthy

Dr. Narayana Murthy, a Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, is a reputed anaesthetist who has worked in reputed hospitals in Bengaluru including the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS) and St. Philomena’s hospital for 27 years. In the past, he has worked as a specialist anaesthetist for an year for the Ministry of Health, Govt. of Islamic Republic of Iran. He is a certified accupuncturist from Beijing University, China. Currently, in addition to ensuring a scientific basis for the launch and impact of nutrition programs for school-going children, he is associated with the rural Govt. school health program and nutrition of rural ‘Mother and Child’ health program, under the auspices of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust.

Mr. Jayaprakash Tallam

Mr. Jayaprakash Tallam, a Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, is a successful and well-known distributor for over twenty five years. His distribution business has been associated with a number of world-class brands, and for many years in a row, he has been the top-ranking distributor for associated brands throughout the country. He has received several recognitions for his sales and marketing skills at the state and national level. He has been associated with the Annapoorna Breakfast program from its inception and has enormously contributed to its growth. At Annapoorna, he is actively involved with the procurement, distribution, and delivery logistics of the SaiSure multinutrient health mix and ingredients for the entire solid breakfast program.