Dr. Vishnu Ramdeo

Vishnu is the founder and Director of the Ramdeo College of Management and Science. . He is recipient of prestigious German Chancellor’s Fellowship, and worked extensively on improving higher educational systems by fostering collaborations between institutions of India and the EU. Vishnu has a Doctorate in Economics and Masters in Business Management. He also acquired a degree in Law

Mr. Akshay Barik

Akshay is a political strategy consultant with Indian Political Action Committee. He is a post graduate in Globalization and Labour studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. He has been a former German Chancellor fellow and a guest researcher at the International Labour Organisation, Geneva. Besides he pursues cultural diplomacy through painting, singing, dancing, acting and calligraphy.


Ms. Garima Pundir

Garima is a social science researcher with over 5 years of experience in areas of policy research, human rights, community development and education. She completed her Master’s in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

She was engaged in empirical research for University of Minnesota and had been academically associated with the International centre for Academics, Kathmandu. She also actively worked in the community-university exchange program organized by Empyrean Research, US.


Ms. Judith Weinberger

Judith is Head Projects of the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) in New Delhi where she is responsible for the organisation’s projects and various initiatives in sectors like Environment, Water, Urbanisation, Transport and ICT.

Judith has previously worked in consultancies in Germany and India and also gained experience in supporting bilateral business cooperation across the UAE and India. She is a Postgraduate from the Adam Smith Business School (University of Glasgow) in Management and speaks German, English, French and basic Hindi.


Ms. Poonam Mehta Sanghvi

Poonam brings with her over 11 years of Business development experience combined with a professional training and passion for social work. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and an M.A in Social Work. She also has vast experience in working with international students and is currently associated with The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).


Mr. Shoaib Khan

Shoaib is a law graduate from University of Delhi and Indian Academy of International Law and Diplomacy. He is currently working on a project with Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Govt of India. He is the co-founder of Foundation for Peace Studies and Diplomacy. He has participated and leads various national and International public forums and conferences, also actively engaged with Indo-German Young Leaders Forum, nuclear law association of India, Centre for WTO studies and Indian Society of International Law.


Ms. Vanshica Kant

Vanshica is a policy professional by practice and historian by academic training. She holds a Master’s in Global and Imperial History from the University of Oxford, on full scholarship, and a Bachelor’s in History from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. A regular contributor to the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog, Vanshica is the Curator of the Global Shapers New Delhi Hub, a World Economic Forum initiative.

Ms. Anika Vashisth

Anika holds a master’s degree in criminology and police studies. An alumni of Delhi University, she works on broad themes of inclusive development, gender issues, diaspora psychology and carceral feminism. She has worked as project lead with Ministry of women and child development and is associated with many Non-governmental organization. She passionately advocates about mental health, inter-sectional oppression and human rights. She works with communication and outreach team in making events and programmes more visible on digital platforms.
A zealous reader, writer and dog lover,She believes that a strong voice backed with action can bring radical changes in society.

Ms. Niharika Raizada

Niharika holds a Masters degree in Criminal Law from Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur. She holds a meritorious record in her academics and has published several research papers in peer reviewed journals and books. She is an avid reader and a vivid researcher. Her interest and work lies chiefly in field of human rights and cyber laws. Her area of specialization deals with protection of rights over digital platform. She firmly believes that great work, studies and commitment towards research turn into good policies.

Mr. Pranjal Srivastava

Pranjal is an alumnus of the prestigious C-DAC. Presently, he is a visiting faculty at Central Detective Training Institute, Jaipur and Police Training School, Jodhpur. His academic qualifications include Masters Cyber Security and Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor. He is an ardent reader and a zealous Researcher. Apart from this, he is committed towards building and securing the cyber space with a view that security is now an essential right of humans. He is currently presiding as Technical Board Member – CRDO India and Network Administrator at Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice. His area of specialization deals with the intricacies of Evidence Gathering Process using Cloud Forensics. He firmly believes that great researches turn into good policies.