Trustees
Sreedevi Lakshmi Kutty (Devi)
Devi holds a bachelors degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Sociology from the US. After working for leading public sector and private companies (SBI, LIC and Infosys) for over 14 years, Devi stepped into the non-profit sector by associating with several national and international NGOs in the area of safe food and sustainable agriculture. As a consultant for Thanal in Kerala, she worked on the “Save Our Rice” campaign which conserved 100s of traditional varieties of paddy across 13 states in India. She also co-founded Bio Basics, a social enterprise creating a market for safe organic whole foods.
K. Ramesh
A Chartered Accountant by training, Ramesh has led a successful career in the corporate world for over 3 decades. He worked for HCL in the 1980s, followed by LIC of India, where he rose to the position of CFO of LIC HFL (Housing Finance Limited), before he left to work in Muscat until 2010. Now based in Coimbatore, Ramesh now supports the Trust in its activities, and also, is actively involved with the ICAI.
Ramesh Chandran
A finance and investment professional, Ramesh qualified as an Engineer, before joining LIC of India. Later on, he completed his MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA, and worked for Aegon (a multi-national insurance and investment company) across the US, the Netherlands and India. He holds a CFA charter from the CFA Institute, USA. Stepping away from his corporate career in 2013, he founded the Trust, and soon thereafter, founded Bio Basics, a social enterprise creating a market for safe organic whole foods.