SBC3 is a Section 8 (1) Public Limited Company registered under the Companies Act 2013.
Section 8(1) licence number: 109927
CIN: U74999MH2017NPL28994
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Advisory Board:
The Advisory Board is expected to provide expert, guidance and support to the official Board of Directors, filling knowledge gaps with specialized skills, networking and fundraising connections. Their role is to offer strategic vision, industry insight, and diverse perspectives to help SBC3 achieve its mission, acting as a sounding Board, resource amplifier, and community liaison, often focusing on specific areas like program development or fundraising.
The key roles of the Advisory Board are:
- Strategic Guidance: Offer critical thinking and feedback to the Board of directors on complex issues, helping to shape long-term vision and goals.
- Expertise & Skill Enhancement: Bring specialized knowledge (e.g., legal, tech, marketing, medical) that we may lack, filling crucial gaps.
- Networking & Fundraising: Leverage personal and professional networks to introduce the nonprofit to potential donors, partners, and community leaders, boosting resource development.
- Community Representation: Provide valuable insights from the community served, ensuring programs remain relevant and impactful.
- Resource Development: Act as ambassadors, lending credibility and helping to attract attention and support for the mission.
Aside from getting help raising funds, the single biggest reason for an Advisory Board is to bring
fresh eyes to how SBC3 operates. Routines can be hard to break if we don’t notice them.
The Advisory Board can suggest innovative solutions to keep us afloat in a sea of risks and opportunities.
Anjali Vaidya
Anjali Vaidya has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry and currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Pacific Global Solutions Ltd. (an IT-ITES service provider). Previously, she worked with State Street (India), State Street–Syntel (Atos) joint venture, Stockholding, and Mahindra Special Services Group.
Throughout her corporate career, she has led large teams, managed operations, governance, and transformation initiatives, and played an active role in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). She has spearheaded Diversity & Inclusion networks, CSR initiatives, and has been a member of POSH committees.
She holds post-graduate degrees in Economics and Management, along with a graduate degree in Law. Additionally, she has completed the Women on Board program from the Indian School of Development Management. She has now been inducted as a member of the Governing Board of SBC³.
Nawshir H Mirza
Nawshir Mirza was until recently an independent director on the board of Thermax Ltd.
Since 1999 he has served on the boards of various companies including in the Tata Group, Mphasis and Exide.
Since 2003 Nawshir has been involved in the movement for improved governance in the corporate sector.
Nawshir is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
He was with S.R.Batliboi & Co./Ernst & Young, from 1967 till his (early) retirement in April 2003, in its Calcutta and Mumbai offices. He also worked in the London office.
Nawshir was the India head of Jardine Matheson Ltd. for over ten years after retiring from the profession, during which time he also served on boards of some other companies and charities.
Nawshir has contributed to the governance and accounting professions, being a speaker or the chair at conferences in India & abroad and authoring several professional publications. He has chaired and served on the boards of various professional bodies and chambers of commerce.
He strongly believes in humankind taking responsibility for destruction of the natural world. Nawshir is on the board of The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) amongst other NGO’s. Additionally, he strongly supports amelioration of animals in distress.
Nitin S Desai
Nitin S Desai has spent 40 years of service in IT companies within the Tata Group and Led business units, software development, product development and services across software, hardware, networks, cloud. He has enabled IT business from Western Europe, USA, Latin America and Asia-Pac countries. He developed the backbone for Childline 1098 child services and has also enabled women empowerment projects in tribal areas around Mumbai. He is also currently working on water and power projects for villages in Thane district of Maharashtra
P Venkatraman
P. Venkatraman, a Chartered Accountant by qualification is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully exited two start ups in the past to US and UK investors. He is currently building YouTooCanRun a leading sports management company specialising in the disciplines of running, cycling and other sporting IPs in both on-ground and digital formats
He has several firsts to his credit in areas of sports management such as
– First Indian to be the Road Running Clubs of America certified Race Director
– First Indian to be the Road Running Clubs of America certified Level II Running Coach
– Conducted the largest running event in Chennai with 73+ runners
– Conducted iconic Marathons such as Atal Setu Marathon
– Conducted the Guiness World Record event for Michelle Kakade to run 6000 kms around the Golden Quadrilateral road network
– Conducted the Guiness World Record event for Rana Upallapati to skate the Golden Quadrilateral
His memberships include TiE Mumbai – Charter Member, EEMA Gold member and several others
Dr. Sajeev Chemany
Dr. Sajeev Chemmany is a senior marketing and strategy leader with over 25 years of experience across media, technology, and luxury retail. He currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Kalyan Jewellers, one of the world’s largest jewellery brands, and leads global brand and marketing strategy for both Kalyan Jewellers and Candere – A Kalyan Company.
Prior to joining Kalyan Jewellers, Dr. Chemmany spent nearly a decade with NDTV, where he held senior leadership roles and advised leading media organisations across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. He was also the Founding Member and Acting CEO of WayBeyond Media, a media-technology venture focused on social re-engineering and behavioural change communication.
Dr. Chemmany holds a Doctorate in Marketing Management from ISC Paris Business School and is an alumnus of UCLA Anderson School of Management, with a specialisation in Branding and Strategy. His academic interests centre on self and social identity and their influence on building brand equity in complex, multiplex marketplaces.
Blending scholarly rigour with extensive executive experience, Dr. Chemmany brings a measured and strategic perspective to leadership, advisory, and governance roles.
Dr. Sanjay Agarwala
Dr. Sanjay Agarwala is the Medical Director and Head of Orthopaedics at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai, where he has served for nearly four decades. A Visiting Consultant at Breach Candy Hospital, he is also a Former Founder Trustee and Past President of the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS). His philosophy of patient-centric, affordable, and compassionate healthcare reflects the mission of the Hinduja Foundation and its extensive charitable initiatives.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Agarwala was instrumental in rapidly establishing a 100-bed dedicated COVID facility, with a quarter of the beds converted to specialized ICUs, demonstrating his decisive leadership in crisis.
Internationally recognized for his pioneering work in Avascular Necrosis (AVN), he introduced the use of bisphosphonates—a “Made in India” non-surgical therapy now referenced in textbooks worldwide. His landmark 2021 BMJ publication identified Long COVID AVN, the first global report linking bone necrosis to post-COVID patients.
In joint replacements, his “Made for India” techniques enable patients to return to culturally vital activities like yoga and squatting. His research on Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in Indian patients is considered benchmark work.
An accomplished academic with 95 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Agarwala has also trained generations of orthopaedic surgeons through DNB and fellowship programs, shaping the future of Indian orthopaedics.
Sunish Jauhari
Sunish Jauhari comes with over two decades of leadership experience in media, international trade, innovation, entrepreneurship and social impact sectors. He set up initiatives to help small and medium scale enterprises early on in his work life, helping them organise and scale their work locally and globally. He has been instrumental in building the innovation ecosystem between India and the UK particularly benefiting small innovative companies in aerospace, automotive and IT & Electronics sectors.
In the last two decades, Sunish founded / co-founded various organisations and initiatives in media and PR, affordable housing, elderly services, youth development and road safety. His work particularly in market-based affordable housing for the informal sector, and road safety, has received appreciation over the years.
Sunish led Ashoka: Innovators for the Public – one of the world’s largest organisations of social entrepreneurs – in South Asia, for over a decade. He has been a strong advocate of skills of empathy and problem-solving among young children for a better, safer and equitable society.
Since the COVID pandemic time, Sunish has been working in foundational nutrition and health sectors. He built a strong body of work in micro-nutrition for under-5 children, and pregnant and lactating women as President for Vitamin Angels in India. Currently, he leads a small team to change the course of diabetes in the country through evidence-based interventions and strengthening govt systems.
Sunish also co-chairs Catalyst Now – a global coalition of social entrepreneurs working in accelerating progress towards SDGs – in India.
Sangeeta Chandran
Sangeeta Chandran is a seasoned Safety and Wellbeing professional with over thirty years of diverse experience. She is a certified Integrative Counselling Therapist and the Founder of WITHIN, an initiative for mental and emotional health awareness, support, and capability building. She has worked across multiple sectors, including Telecom, Education, Hospitality, BPS, and Technology. Her roles have spanned Corporate Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Ethics, and Safety & Well-being.
In her more than a decade-long role as Leader, TCS Safety First, the employee and women’s safety program at TCS, and Global Head of TCS Cares, the Mental Health and Well-being Program at TCS, she was responsible for the strategy, policy, research, and rollout of programs that supported a diverse workforce of over 600,000 employees, encompassing a wide range of demographic, cultural, cognitive, experiential, and generational backgrounds.
Her programs for the safety, health and well-being of the workforce are recognised and deployed across the Tata Group. These include R/Edge – the Resilience Building and Burnout Prevention program for leaders, Care Peer Guides- the mental health first aider program; Empowered Women, Safer Women– the safety and wellbeing program for women, 5S training for Safety from Crime and Violence and Safety Net – the women’s support circle initiative. Her masterclasses – Resilience is a Superpower, Inner Anchoring, Conflict to Connect (based on NVC), have empowered over 40,000 people with knowledge and applicable techniques for a better life.
She is part of the PoSH Internal Committee at TCS, serving as a Presiding Officer on cases. She is also a certified PoSH trainer, Leadership mentor and Resilience coach.
She is an author and has recently published The Child Within, a biography of her mother Kavita Kane. Her weekly newsletter #oneforwithin is read by over 50,000 subscribers.
Her thesis paper on ‘REBT and the Glass Ceiling’ which focusses on women’s mental health at the workplace has been presented at various Tata Group and Industry Women’s forums.
She is a Member of the CII National Council for Health, is on the Advisory Council for ArogyaWorld, Advisor and Mentor to Youth Collaborating for Compassion (YCC) and leads Project Mindstrong, a Rotary International program to empower youth with positive mental health and wellbeing.
Sangeeta also holds a B.Ed and cares deeply about education, especially child psychology and parental coaching. As a Director at The KinderKid School, she’s dedicated to building a strong educational foundation for future generations.
She is a trained pilot and car expedition buff. She walks her dogs and practices yoga to keep fit and agile.
Her favourite quote is: If you are looking for that one person who has the power to change your life, look in the mirror.
Thomas Puliyel
Thomas Puliyel was President, IMRB, with operations and associates in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Middle East and North Africa.
Puliyel has a postgraduate degree in management from IIM Calcutta. He has close to 40 years of work experience in market research. After his retirement from IMRB, Puliyel worked with the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research as Department Chair for the Marketing Area for about 6 years.
He was Member, World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council on the Future of Consumer Industries, 2014-16. And Life Member of Market Research Society of India (MRSI). He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the MRSI in 2022.
Recent publications include co-authorship of Understanding Indian Consumers (Oxford University Press, 2018) and The Evolving Role of the CMO- Separating Fact from Fiction (AMA Winter Academic Conference, 2025)
Vineetha MG
Vineetha M G is a distinguished corporate lawyer and the Founding Partner of Samvad Partners, one of India’s premier full-service law firms. With over two decades of experience spanning private equity, cross-border M&A, and infrastructure, she has been instrumental in establishing Samvad’s reputation for integrity and innovation.
An alumna of the National Law School of India University and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, her practice has consistently been ranked among India’s best by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500, and IFLR1000 – a testament to her professional excellence and ethical leadership.
Beyond the boardrooms, Vineetha is deeply anchored in social purpose, dedicating significant energy to pro bono work in access to justice and gender equality, for which she received the International Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award (2024). She currently serves on the Board of the Grameen Foundation India, on the advisory board of Single Mother Foundation and on the advisory board of the Centre for Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBC³).
Vistasp Hodiwala
Vistasp Hodiwala has been in the communications business for over three decades, working on some of the biggest brands in the country. He is currently Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Underdog, and Co-founder and Partner at Centrick—two of the industry’s most well-regarded advertising agencies.
Over the years, he has worked with leading advertising networks such as JWT, McCann Erickson and Publicis, producing a body of work that has been widely recognised by clients, peers and consumers alike. His campaigns have helped launch, build and sustain some of India’s largest businesses and brands, earning numerous national and international awards, including Grand Prixs, Golds and Silvers.
Among his most celebrated works are Lead India and Teach India, which rank among the most awarded campaigns in global advertising. Lead India also made history by winning India’s first-ever Cannes Grand Prix.
For three consecutive years, Campaign Brief Asia, Asia’s leading advertising publication, ranked Vistasp among the 20 hottest creative professionals in the country