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Ekyam Impact Foundation

Laxman P Joshi
​Wing Commander Laxman P Joshi is a Social and Business Leader with three decades of experience in Social Sector, HCL Technologies and Indian Air Force. In 2019, driven by his passion for making a meaningful impact, he transitioned from his corporate role to work full-time in the social sector. He was CTO and Central Program Unit member with an NGO ,Lend A Hand India, supporting vocational education in 12000+ schools in 24 States in India. He is Co-founder of a Social Enterprise Ekyam Impact Foundation working in the area of Disability and Livelihood.
In India Air Force he contributed to a prestigious Tri Services Strategic Project and indigenous projects like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Advanced Light Helicopters (LCH) at DRDO. He also administered a school for Special Children.
In HCL Technologies, he managed Global Delivery Teams in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering R&D Services and successfully managed projects in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Car, Infotainment, Telematics, and Functional Safety.
As CTO and Senior Leader in Lend A Hand India, he was responsible for the development of two technology platforms that enable large-scale implementation of Skilling, Internship and livelihood programs, now being used by 13 state governments and expected to impact over 5 million students from marginalized sections. He has done Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Aeronautical Engineering from AFTC, and a Business Management course from MDI Gurgaon. He has also published articles on social issues and disability.​

MONALISA BANDYOPADHYAY
Monalisa Bandyopadhyay is an XLRI alumnus with more than a decade of experience in business development and corporate strategy in the insurance sector in India, US and UK. Post her corporate stint, she started her digital e-commerce venture in the women’s makeup and accessories space in India, called lookadora.com. She also published a pregnancy companion book with two renowned doctors from Mumbai for expecting parents, called “We Are Pregnant”.