Organizing Team:

Rusen Kumar (Patron)

Rusen Kumar

Rusen Kumar is the founder and director of INDIACSR, a division CSR INDIA Corporate Social Services Pvt. Ltd., leading CSR Consultancy Company. Rusen Kumar is a seasoned professional having very strong inter personal skills with strong professional ties across the globe. He has been consistent in delivering excellence in various domain areas of social entrepreneurship, social journalism and social-economic development and has contributed phenomenally in bringing about radical change in life and life style of people from various strata of society. He has made remarkable contributions to the world of media and journalism by contributing to series of leading dailies and been a contributor to the turnkey process mapping and management of various media related ventures. His passion towards corporate social responsibility motivated him to conceptualize and promote INDIACSR as India’s maiden and largest online portal to further the upliftment of social issues. He can be reached at rusenk@indiacsr.in . His Mobile Number is

+91 (0) 99810 99555

Prof. Saurabh Mittal (Convener)
Ph.D. (Pursuing), M.Phil., MCA

Prof. Saurabh Mittal

Prof. Saurabh Mittal is currently serving as Area Chairperson – Information Technology. Prof. Mittal is currently serving at a leading business school in Delhi as Area Chairperson of IT Department and has been very active in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. He has around seven years of experience in Industry & Academia. Prior to this, he has been with JK Padampat Singhania Institute of Management & Technology, Gurgaon (JKPS) as Assistant Professor and Convener- IT for 3 years. Previously he has taught at Aggarwal College Faridabad and has working experience of more than 2 years in EPFO- Govt. of India. He has worked on Software Project on Campus Management Solution- CampusPro at SR Infotech Gurgaon and adjudged the Best Programmer and Module Leader. Prof. Mittal has research paper published to his name in various InternationalResearch Journals from Canada, Korea and London. He has presented research papers on Information System, Green IT, Cyber Crime and other IT related areas at various national and international conferences. His workshops and MDPs in the area of Non-Financial Reporting, ISO 26000 and other CSR issues have been well received by the academia and the corporate very well. He has successfully organised more than twelve national and international level conference, seminars, workshops and Management Development Programmes. His areas of interest include Online Marketing, E-Business, Information System, DBMS, Programming, ERP etc.

Dr. Veena Tewari Nandi (Convener)

Dr. Veena Tewari Nandi

Dr. Veena Tewari Nandi Presently working as a faculty member and the head of Centre for Corporate Citizenship in the Asia Pacific Institute of Management, she has a mixed experience of more than a decade in teaching, research and consultancy. This includes working on the projects in Parle, Coke, Neptune India Ltd, Speedway food & Beverages etc and having a short stint with IIM, Ahmedabad. She has been on the teaching assignment in East Europe and North East Africa. She has been an extensive traveler and has been to various countries by virtue of the consultancy and research projects. She has given keynote speeches and presented papers and have publications in various tourism, marketing and innovation conferences in India and abroad. She is a life member of CEEMAN (International Management Development Association) IEDRC (International Economics Development Centre), International Institute of marketing Professionals, IAENG, editor in chief for IJKRM, reviewer for International journal of Management, Innovation & Technology, IJITBM International Journal of information technology & Business management, International journal of computer research and application, IJCAR, JMS, Journal of consumerism, Society, Anne Mary Publications, David Publishing House.

Dr. Poonam Kumar (Co-Convener)

Dr. Poonam Kumar

Dr. Poonam Kumar is presently working as Assistant Professor of Marketing and Information Technology at Asia Pacific Institute of Management. She has over twelve years of extensive experience in corporate research and teaching. She has a rich and mix experience of working under different University systems like, Guru Goblind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi; Jaipuria under UP Technical University, Amity University, Noida, U.P, and her industry experience relates to Duns and Bradstreet (Information Technology-marketing). Dr. Poonam has extensively presented and published number of papers in various national and international conferences as well as reputed journals. She has to her credit over dozen of International research Papers in esteemed journal from inderscience Publishing, IGI global and many others. She has been conducting management development programme and various work-shops on marketing and research areas at various organizations and corporate. She has been extensively involved in consulting research scholars and corporate in various research Projects. She has been awarded as employee excellence award in D&N Software Company for her best contribution in client handling and as a project leader. She is a permanent member if ISHREA and IACST. Presently she is guiding two PhD research scholars as external guide from Aligarh Muslim University.

Harsha Mukherjee (Co-Convener)

Harsha Mukherjee

Harsha Mukherjee is a Social Entrepreneur and an Independent CSR researcher and Consultant. National Social Entrepreneurship Forum (NSEF) Fellow 2011, she is on her way to mobilize businesses and assisting development policymakers to contribute to the evolution of a sustainable society. Harsha, Director of NGF Global US based NPO, designs, develops and implements sustainable projects with high social impact at the grassroots level. She has social innovation entrepreneurial experience with Pearls & Pashminas - US, Ekjaa, NGF Global-India where they develop & execute innovative projects. Harsha, is a BE in Computer Science from Mumbai University and an MBA from ICFAI University attended Wright State University, USA. It was during her Masters studies that she discovered her passion for entrepreneurship while helping her friend to set up and run a venture dealing with Pashminas and Jewelry in US. She has been judge in various B-plan competitions. With the inclination towards community development which is an integral part of CSR she has been successfully exploring & researching the field in other domains like CSR reporting, Ethical governance, socio-economic development, stakeholder communication et al since two years. She has successfully promoted, designed and implemented CSR along with strategic goals of the company and driven them towards responsible business.

Payal mulchandani (Secretary)

Dr. Veena Tewari Nandi

Payal mulchandani is the co founder of 4th Wheel which works for research and advocacy of Corporate Social Responsibility. A commerce graduate, she has been involved with NGOs and youth organizations like Samvedana, Volunteer Ahmedabad, AIESEC for the past 5 years. She went on to do a Masters in International Relations from one of Europe's top B-School IE Business School, Madrid with a focus on Social Entrepreneurship. She was a part of Suzlon's CSR wing undertaking monitoring, evaluation and implementing education projects in Gujarat and has also worked with PhD students from Harvard and London school of economics for their research. Currently the Business Development, HR and Finances of 4th Wheel are under her wing.