Team Annapoorna

Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai

Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai is Chairman & Trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust. This morning nutrition programme nourishes over 9 million school-going children every single day across 25 states and 4 union territories in India, and 5 countries abroad. He spearheads a unique global mission across 33 Countries. Since 2011, apart from Nutrition, Sri Madhusudan Sai has established institutes of excellence in Education, Healthcare and Spirituality across the world. Today, 38 educational Institutions across 28 campuses, a University in South India, and three institutions abroad are providing values-based education to over 5,000 boys and girls. Ten specialty hospitals in India, and five hospitals abroad are providing free healthcare. 12 Centres for Human Development in 11 countries have also been established to work towards the welfare and well-being of all as one global family, vasudaiva kutumbakham. All services are offered absolutely FREE of cost to all without any discrimination.

Mr. Anand Kumar Kadali

Trustee and CEO

A Trustee & Secretary of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna 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 passion for community service. At Annapoorna Trust, 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

Trustee and Chief Medical Advisor

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 a 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. Sai Prasad Ivaturi

Trustee and CFO

A Trustee and Treasurer of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Annapoorna Trust, is an experienced thought leader who has served in large corporates such as GE, Genpact, Genpact, Sony, Cisco and HP. With more than 2 decades of core technical technical expertise in the area of Analytics-driven business insights, he has experience in all key aspects of managing a large organization such as Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, and Category while managing P&L of a firm. He has delivered sustained organizational growth in dynamic environments, driving organizational change, business transformations, scaling up operations, customer experiences, simplifying complexities, managing key business stakeholders, and achieving critical strategic goals. Sai Prasad has over 25 years of voluntary experience working with communities and children, both in India and abroad, aligned to organizations such as Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations and Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust.

Smt. Kusum Kunchaparty

Trustee and CHRO

Smt. Kusum Kunchaparty is an accomplished Engineer whose professional journey spans working with the prestigious Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Her dedication to her field is marked by years of service, contributing significantly to the advancements in her domain. Beyond her professional achievements, Kusum has extended her commitment to community service. An active member with the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, she has been an integral part of various philanthropic endeavors, embodying the spirit of giving back to society. Currently serving as a Trustee with the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, Kusum continues her journey of service in a different capacity. Within the Trust, she assumes the crucial role of heading the Human Resources department, showcasing not only her technical proficiency but also her leadership skills in managing and nurturing the human capital integral to the Trust’s mission.

Mr. Jayaprakash Tallam

Trustee, COO, CPO

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, 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 Nutrition Programme from its inception and has enormously contributed to its growth. At Annapoorna Trust, he is actively actively involved involved with the procurement, distribution, and delivery logistics of the SaiSure multinutrient health mix and ingredients for the entire Morning Nutrition Programme.

Mr. Prabhakar Gupta

Trustee, COO, CPO

A Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, is a business entrepreneur in food grains. His distribution business has been associated with the export of high quality grains to many countries outside India. He has been associated with the Annapoorna Morning Nutrition Programme from its inception and has enormously contributed to its growth. At Annapoorna Trust, he is actively involved with the procurement, distribution, and delivery logistics of the SaiSure SaiSure multinutrient multinutrient health mix and ingredients for the entire Morning Nutrition Programme.

#	State	Lead	PHONE NUMBER
1	Karnataka	Kiran BP	97387 74388
2	Telangana	Dhananjay Rao Ejapu	9885245662
3	Andhra Pradesh	Surendra Babu	72596 38505
4	Tamil Nadu	Chocklingam SN	98949 68442
5	Kerala	Jaya Krishnan	99952 71278
6	Madhya Pradesh	Santosh Allath	6361 591 363
7	Odisha	Dr Kumud	94380 36171
8	Gujarat	Jignesh H Parikh	94269 19406
9	Jharkhand	Chandan Kumar	87895 78419
10	Bihar	Chandan Kumar	87895 78419
11	Chhattisgarh	Chandan Kumar	87895 78419
12	Punjab	Vivek Kumar	98156 20317
13	Haryana	Gaurav Bharadwaj	99711 10107
14	Uttar Pradesh	Shipra Chadda	98106 00689
15	Uttarakhand	Mr Dabral	98973 69049
16	Kolkata	Shubhajit Roy Mukherjee	98366 69996
17	Assam	Nandini Menon	90666 01858
18	Jammu & Kashmir	Vimal Randwal	94191 07550
19	Delhi	Ashish Bharadwaj	96110 99884
20	Puducherry	Selvakumar Muthaiyan	96773 13744
21	Maharashtra	Anil Lingayat	97410 53517
22	Puducherry	Saravanan	9003028160
23	Rajasthan	Anand Kumar Kadali	99019 99196
24	Sikkim	Santosh Allath	6361 591 363
25	Nagaland	Santosh Allath	6361 591 363
26	Tripura	Santosh Allath	6361 591 363
27	Goa	Santosh Allath	6361 591 363
28	Daman and Diu	Santosh Allath	6361 591 363

#	State	Lead	PHONE NUMBER	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS
1	Karnataka	Kiran BP	97387 74388	210
2	Telangana	Dhananjay Rao Ejapu	9885245662	40
3	Andhra Pradesh	Surendra Babu	72596 38505	60
4	Tamil Nadu	Chocklingam SN	98949 68442	40
5	Kerala	Jaya Krishnan	99952 71278	30
6	Madhya Pradesh	Manoj Kumar N	75440 15747	5
7	Odisha	Dr Kumud	94380 36171	5
8	Gujarat	Jignesh H Parikh	94269 19406	5
9	Jharkhand	Krishna Mohan	93049 73146	10
10	Bihar	Chandan Kumar	87895 78419	10
11	Chhattisgarh	Venkat kompella	94079 10863	10
12	Punjab	Vivek Kumar	98156 20317	5
13	Haryana	Gaurav Bharadwaj	99711 10107	5
14	Uttar Pradesh	Shipra Chadda	98106 00689	5
15	Uttarakhand	Mr Dabral	98973 69049	20
16	Kolkata	Shubhajit Roy Mukherjee	98366 69996	15
17	Assam	Nandini Menon	90666 01858	5
18	Jammu & Kashmir	Vimal Randwal	94191 07550	10
19	Delhi	Ashish Bharadwaj	96110 99884	5
20	Puducherry	Selvakumar Muthaiyan	96773 13744	5
			Total	500

Anand Kumar Kadali

CSR & Govt Alliances Head

After serving the Software industry for 15 years, he choose to bid adieu to his professional corporate life to pursue full time his passion passion for community service. At Annapoorna Trust, 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.

Vivek Kumar

National Manager - Public Relations

Vivek works towards establishing government and corporate alliances for Annapoorna through communication outreach efforts. He is a mechanical engineering graduate and has worked in startups, media conglomerates, and academic institutes

Sushanth Karanth

National Manager - Corporate communications

Prior to joining Annapoorna, he was working at Tesco Bengaluru, with previous stint at IBM India. Active member in Sai organisation since college days in various roles, Annapoorna breakfast center co-ordinator at Whitefield in Bangalore & also earlier associated in Annapoorna Grants Proposal team as honorary consultant.

Ashish Bhardwaj

National Manager - CSR Operations

Ashish Bhardwaj hailing from Ghaziabad has done his MBA from Symbiosis and comes with 17 plus years of Corporate world experience. Earlier, he was working in Oracle as a Senior Manager. Till now in collaboration with Oracle, he has conducted 50 plus CSR events in various Annapoorna Morning Nutrition centers/schools.

Santosh Allath

National Manager - Govt. Alliances and Operations

Santosh has a B E with MBA in Operation Management. With over 14+ years of experience in manufacturing industry, Santosh currently handles overall trust activities at the National level. Apart from employee and volunteer management, he also handles Govt and CSR client engagement. He leads the strategy discussion for SaiSure Health mix towards its manufacturing and distribution.

Sai Bhaskar

Regional Manager - CSR (Karnataka)

Sai Bhaskar has worked in prominent companies with Sales experience serving as Key Account Manager in Essilor. He served as Regional sales manager for entire South India in a Mumbai based eyewear company. Sai Bhaskar has Good experience in developing business opportunities.

Yogesh Kamath

Regional Manager - CSR (Maharashtra)

He is a professional with around 2 decades of experience in IT Management in various leadership capacities with various IT Services and Product Companies. He decided to serve the society by working with Annapoorna Trust full time. He helps the Trust in its relationship and account management with corporates, generate leads and create opportunities for corporates to build the nation via nutrition.

Sumeet Kulkarni

Regional Manager - CSR (Telangana)

Sumeet comes with over 7 years of work experience in building donor databases and fundraising across various domains, including CSR, crowdfunding, face-to-face, and direct market. He has worked with International NGOs like Care International and Plan International, as well as national NGOs like The Akshaya Patra Foundation. Currently, he is spearheading efforts with Annapoorna Trust as Regional Manager for CSR and volunteering in the Telangana region.

K Srinivas Rao

Regional Manager - CSR (Tamil Nadu)

Srinivas is a blend of spiritual and service-minded personality. He has penned many books on spiritual quests and higher wisdom and is also a successful business entrepreneur, running his own interior business for over two decades. Currently, he finds utmost satisfaction in working full-time for Annapoorna Trust by embarking on a mission of spreading awareness and motivating corporates and individuals to participate in serving deserving, hungry schoolchildren.

Chetana T J

Manager - CSR Data Management

Chetana T J is currently working with the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust as a Manager for CSR Data Management which involves approaching prospective CSR partners and crafting content for CSR Events. A Cost Accountant by qualification she has worked in Audit Firms and Finance companies with skill sets in Finance, Accounting, and Taxation. She carries a professional journey marked by a blend of Financial expertise and commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.

Shipra Chadha

Consultant - Corporate Relations

After her MBA, she has worked for over 5 years in Marketing domain with well-known Corporates like Philips and Sony Entertainment television. Her passion for wholistic and spiritual healing and wellness has helped her in setting-up a Reiki Therapy clinic for last 5 years.

Pushkar Raghavan

Consultant - Corporate Relations

Pushkar Raghavan has an MBA from Central University and experienced Banker cum Investments management professional with an experience of over 18 years. He is currently an executive VP with one of the largest Private wealth companies in the world.

Finance

Kiran Kumar Gunya

Senior Accounts Officer

Sri Kiran Kumar Ganyarapu overseesall activities pertaining to the financialoperations such as account payables, vendor relations, controllershipand Accounts Closing. He has over15 years of corporate experience atvaried industries like Constructionand Manufacturing.

Padma Radhika

Senior Accounts Officer - Receivables

Mrs.Padma Radhika, is Electrical and Electronics engineering graduate.She is associated with Annapoornaas an accounts officer and handlesDonor relations. She maintains trackof every financial income, ledger andbalance sheet. Also responsible forreceipt generation for every contribution received.

Amrita Ivaturi

Senior Accounts Officer - Payables

Amrita Ivaturi is responsible for allAccounts Payables at the Trust, whichincludes making vendor payments,maintaining the vendor database,processing payroll, and complying tovarious regulations, including TDS. Amrita has a Bachelors degree in Commercefrom Hyderabad, where she workedfor some time as counsellor at AptechComputer Institute.

HR

Anandhi Hemant Kumar

Manager -HR

Anandhi Hemanth Kumar is a postgraduate in Biotechnology. She started her career with Annapoorna Trust as a content writer in an honorary capacity. She was also involved in transcribing, translating, and editing Divine discourses while being actively involved in the Value Educating Bharat project. She is currently serving as Manager of Human Resources, implementing HR functions to support the organization's objectives.

Prashanth Murthy

Senior Executive - HR

An M.B.A graduate in Hospital Management with 5+ years’ experience in administration of a Nursing Home in Bangalore . Also has over 5+ years in IT domain. Presently serving as Relationship manager and engages with corporate companies to ensure active involvement in all the social initiatives of the Trust.

Sowmya HC

Executive - HR

Sowmya HC, Accountant and HR Assistant at Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, had an experience in Central Govt Office (Central Power Research Institute -CPRI) for 3 years and 4.5 years also in Pvt Company (Raj Group) as an accountant, before joining our Trust full time.

Corporate Communications

Vibhavari Kyatsandra

Corporate Communications Manager

Vibhavari Kyatsandra manages Communication with Corporates, Donors through their websites, newsletters at the Trust. She has had close to 8 years experience as an embedded software professional in companies like Freescale Semiconductor, NOKIA and INTEL prior to joining Annapoorna Trust full time.

Global Alliances

Swetha Donthu

Global Alliances Manager

Swetha Donthu, is based out of
Fremont, California, USA, has over 15 years of experience in IT and Software Engineering Management.Swetha is volunteering at Annapoorna as part of grants teams, helping spread awareness of Annapoorna project and the cause in USA. She is active in the community activity coordinating on homeless feeding projects in USA

IT Support

Shruthi Deepak

App Developer

Mrs.Shruthi Deepak, associated with Annapoorna as an Honorary Consultant and is currently serving as Project Associate for the Research and Development sector at CSIR-4PI, NAL Bangalore. Hailing from Computer Science background she holds experience of working with HCL Technologies and ABB.

Kiran BP

Regional Manager - Operations (Karnataka)

Sri Kiran B. P. is responsible for all government alliances, ground operations, and employee management across the state of Karnataka. In the past, Sri Kiran served in the IT sector for many years in Bangalore, working for large corporates such as Wipro and Brillio. He has been instrumental in the rapid growth and expansion of Annapoorna's service coverage over the years, notably the expansion of breakfast service for children studying across 90 government schools of Chikkaballpur. Currently managing Karnataka Operations team.

Srikanth Vooturi

Regional Manager - Operations (Telangana)

Vooturi Srikanth has been with Annapoorna Trust as a volunteer in Telangana since 2015. He joined full-time as the Regional Manager - Operations in Telangana in January 2024. A graduate of Pharmacy, he has a wide experience of 35 years as a pharmaceutical distributor. With this rich experience, he actively contributes to the organization for Operations, Govt. alliances, and Employee management in the entire state.

Rajiv R

Manager - Operations (Karnataka)

Born and raised in Chikkaballapur, Rajiv is an alumnus of Sri Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli. He is an Engineering graduate in Computer Science. He worked in KSRTC across various verticals and served as a Senior IT professional at Rural Shores. For the past 6 years, Rajiv has been working full-time at Annapoorna Trust and plays a key role as Manager of Operations for Karnataka.

Chandan Kumar

Manager - Operations (Bihar, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh)

Chandan Kumar hails from Munger in Bihar. He is an MBA in Finance and has a flair of connecting with people mostly in Govt departments. Currently he is the Regional Manager of Annapoorna managing the operational affairs with Bihar Education Dept for distribution of Saisure health mix in Kanti block of Muzaffarpur District of Bihar.

Jayakrishnan NS

Manager - Operations (Kerala)

Jayakrishnan joined Annapoorna Trust as a volunteer in 2019. He is an entrepreneur based in Thiruvananthapuram with extensive experience in various business ventures. Currently, he serves as Manager - Operations (Kerala) for the Trust. In this role, he manages the Trust's alliances with the Government of Kerala and the Lakshadweep region.

Dhananjay Rao Ejapu

Manager - Operations (Telangana)

He has 15+ years of work experience in domains like Media, Design, Graphic/ Web Design, Web Development, UI/UX Development, Teaching and Training, Social Media Uploads, & Digital Marketing. He is currently applying his skillset in various roles like CSR, managing the operational affairs with Telangana Education Department for distribution of Saisure Fortified Ragi & Jaggery health mix and Designing.

Saravanan Thangavel

Manager - Operations (Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry)

Saravanan holds a Master's degree in Commerce and has 15 years of experience in the operations department of various logistics companies. He has volunteered in various social activities, including serving morning nutrition to government school children for nearly 6 years. He handles Operations in the states of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry and is actively involved in government engagement.

Aravind Kumar Pachouri

Assistant Regional Manager - Operations (NCR)

Arvind Kumar brings his expertise in executing approved programs aligned with the vision and mission of Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust. With a passion for implementing the Annapoorna morning nutrition program at government schools, as well as addressing sanitation and healthcare needs, his commitment to excellence makes him an invaluable asset to our team.

Pottabathini Kumaraswamy

Assistant Regional Manager - Operations (Telangana)

Kumaraswamy has worked as a Principal in a school for differently-abled (intellectually disabled) children, run by an NGO, for nearly 18 years in Karimnagar district, Telangana. He has also served as a College Administration Manager at Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Niketanam College for Women for 3 years. His extensive experience from previous roles significantly aids in managing operations and logistics in government schools across the state.

VRK Shastri Prathuri

Assistant Regional Manager - Operations (Telangana)

Shastri Prathuri holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Health, Safety, and Environmental Studies and brings 12 years of experience from the Pharma sector. As the Assistant Regional Manager (Operations) for Telangana, he plays a crucial role in the logistics and planning in Operations of the Morning Nutrition program in the region. His expertise and active participation significantly contribute to the success of the program.

Chokalingam

Assistant Regional Manager - Operations (Tamil Nadu)

Chockalingam handles the TamilNadu operations. He handles the supply and bill payments for the various vendors who supply the dry ration items. Also handleds CSR client engagement and Govt relations.