Board of Directors

Huda is a product/service/systems designer with a keen interest in user-centric design specifically for sustainability and developmental issues. She has an undergraduate degree in design from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore and a Masters of Science in Engineering and Business (Integrated Design and Management) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Huda has been critical in building the necessary processes of SELCO Foundation, which has led to its being known as a pioneer in the field of building the ecosystem for sustainable energy access for the poor.

Huda Jaffer

Director, SELCO Foundation

Rachita Misra is the Associate Director at SELCO Foundation. She brings in more than a decade of experience in the development sector, with a primary interest in reducing uneven access to resources and opportunities for the marginalized. Her work lies at the intersection of research, program design, and implementation. With SELCO Foundation, over the past 7 years, Rachita has shaped the organization's knowledge management practice that is centered on active collaboration with end users, grassroot practitioners, and field teams. Rachita has an Undergraduate degree in Architecture and has done her post graduation from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences in Regional and Urban Planning.

Rachita Misra

Associate Director, SELCO Foundation

Ms. Svati Bhogle is a Mentor of 2 social enterprises - TIDE and Sustaintech. Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting sustainable development and Sustaintech India Pvt Ltd (SIPL) is a leading startup company in the Green Energy area, promoted by a dedicated team of alumni from IITs and IIMs, and supported by a group of well-respected international investors.

Ms. Svati Bhogle

Director

Mr Biswanath Sinha oversees its livelihoods, skills and entrepreneurship development, thematic innovations and institutional linkages portfolios. In the development sector, in a career spanning more than 20 years, Mr Sinha has worked at grassroots implementation, intermediary support role, capacity building and grant making at national level in the best of Indian organizations. He has worked with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), Sa-Dhan and TATA TRUSTS. As a member of a subgroup for the 12th Five Year Plan he has contributed in policy matters and at present he is part of the task force preparing strategy for the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for the Government of India. He has a Tech degree and is currently pursuing his PhD in technology and development from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Biswanath Sinha

Director, Water Aid India

Mr. Bulu Paul Muktieh is a Former CMD of NEDFi. He is a Board member in 11 Organizations, including AIDC, RGVN, and Assam Finance Corporation. He is also a Member of several central Government Committees. Presently, he is a member of the Empowered Committee for Sanction of Central Investment Subsidy to Industrial Units under NEIPP.