Chairman & Director · Cancer scientist

Dr. Datar earned his Ph.D. at the Cancer Research Institute of the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai — now part of ACTREC, Kharghar — where he worked for 12 years. He then spent 22 years in the United States in leadership roles at the University of Southern California, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of Miami, where he was Founder Co-Director of the Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute. He is currently CEO of the US biomedical device start-up Circulogix Inc.

Director · Cancer scientist

Dr. Joshi earned his doctorate at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, followed by eight years of postdoctoral research at Tufts, Harvard, and the University of California, San Francisco. He later joined the Cancer Research Institute at ACTREC as a senior researcher, studying the genetic and immunological aspects of cancer risk

Director · Breast Surgical Oncologist

Dr. Vartak is Senior Consultant in Breast Surgical Oncology at Ghaziabad’s Yashoda Superspeciality Hospital. She completed advanced breast cancer surgery training in France (ESSO) and an Oncoplastic Fellowship with a University of Rome observership. Commissioned into the Indian Armed Forces in 2018, she served five years as Consultant Surgical Oncologist at INHS Ashvini and AHRR. A women’s health advocate, she writes for BeingBreastAware and volunteers with the Indian Cancer Society.

Director · Management

Mr. Utpat brings over 40 years of industry experience. As a management consultant to leading organisations, he has been instrumental in guiding their steady growth.

Director · Management

An IIT Kharagpur mining engineering graduate with more than four decades in the mining industry, Mr. Joshi retired as a Director of Sesa Goa. He now advises a range of organisations as a consultant, bringing a wealth of management experience.

Otolaryngologist

Dr. Nayar is Program Director of the inter-institutional biomedical innovation programme C-CAMP, and a consultant otolaryngologist and neuro-otologist in Bangalore. A UGC Professor of Practice and academic advisor to several universities and research councils, he is a former Dean of HCG Academics and former Head of ENT at St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore.

Palliative & Geriatric Care Physician

Dr. John is a palliative and geriatric care physician with over 15 years’ experience. Educated in Mumbai, he trained further at Cardiff University (UK) and Flinders University (Australia), and previously held roles at Tata Memorial Hospital and other leading Mumbai hospitals before moving to Pune. He specialises in managing cancer pain and in palliative care for patients with respiratory, neurological, and kidney conditions, with a focus on improving quality of life.

Radiation Oncologist & Palliative Medicine Specialist

Dr. Muckaden founded the Department of Palliative Medicine at Tata Memorial Centre, establishing India’s first MD programme in the field. A former President of the Indian Association of Palliative Care and former Chairperson of the International Children’s Palliative Care Network, she has a special interest in paediatric palliative care. She founded Sukoon Nilaya, an inpatient palliative care unit, and now focuses on non-cancer and mental-health palliative care.

Data Privacy & Cyber Law Expert

Adv. Sabne (CS, LLM) is a civil and corporate lawyer specialising in data privacy, cyber law, and cybersecurity. She advises organisations on data-protection strategy and compliance with GDPR and India’s emerging data-privacy regime, and also handles commercial disputes and family law with a practical, solution-oriented approach.

ERP Consultant

Ashish Yardi is an ERP consultant and Managing Director of Werardt Systems, which he co-founded. His deep understanding of business processes underpins OPSCALE, the company’s ERP software, used by customers in India and overseas.