Sehgal Foundation was established by Dr. Surinder (Suri) and Mrs. Edda Sehgal.

Surinder (Suri) M. Sehgal, PhD, leading international crop scientist; chair of the Board of Trustees of S M Sehgal Foundation and Sehgal Foundation, USA; founder and chair of Hytech Seed, India; founder of the William L. Brown Center for Economic Botany at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, and emeritus trustee of the Garden. Edda G. Sehgal, educated at Hohenstaufen Gymnasium, Goppingen, Germany; trustee of S M Sehgal Foundation in India and Sehgal Foundation, USA; and founder, with Suri Sehgal, and board member of Proagro Group, India, and Global Technologies Incorporated, USA (1990–1998).

S M Sehgal Foundation (Sehgal Foundation) has been working since 1999 to improve the quality of life of the rural communities in India. As a rural development NGO, established as a public, charitable trust, Sehgal Foundation has a skilled and dedicated team that creates sustainable programs to address rural India’s most pressing needs: Sehgal Foundation has five main program areas: Water Management, Agriculture Development, Local Participation and Sustainability, Transform Lives one school at a time, and Outreach for Development.

Sanjay Shah is the Founder of Vistex and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Architect. Sanjay has been instrumental in creating an entirely new category of business software called “Go-to-Market” programs and has charted a visionary path for Vistex that transcends the “business as usual” mindset.

In 2012, Sanjay Shah established the Vistex Foundation. Its mission has been to help those in need to overcome barriers to success, specifically by supporting work in the areas of health, education, and basic needs. The foundation has supported projects in the developing world and in some of the more underserved areas of the US. From supporting technology initiatives in schools to building clinics and hospitals in places like Chiapas, MX; Kono, Sierra Leone; and Bihar, India, the foundation has sought to give back where the impact could be life changing. Sanjay also launched Endeavor, a corporate social responsibility initiative at Vistex that supported company associates across the globe in their charitable efforts. During Covid, he launched the “Close to Home” initiative that made employees the eyes and ears of Vistex’ corporate giving.

Sanjay’s efforts to increase his philanthropic giving while also instilling a spirit of giving back at his company has not just increased donations and volunteer hours among associates but has led to employees taking leadership roles in organizations, in educational initiatives and in social innovation projects.

Manu and Rika Shah founded MSI in 1975, in the basement of their home in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. MSI is now the largest importer and distributor in the world of Premium Surfaces including granite, marble, porcelain and ceramic tiles, slate, travertine, limestone and other natural stone products from 37 countries. Most notably, MSI provided the granite for the Vietnam Memorial in DC.

Manu and Rika Shah established Sarva Mangal Family Trust (Sarva Mangal means ‘let all be happy’ in Sanskrit) over 20 years ago with compassion as their driving force for philanthropy. Manu’s vision for SMFT is to act as a catalyst, challenge status quo, nurture passionate change-makers and support leapfrogging ideas that are scalable and sustainable. Today, all members from the Shah family are involved in social impact initiatives that are undertaken by SMFT. Manu supports VOSAP – Voice of Specially Abled People, which has created over 10,000 changemakers and rated over 18,000 buildings rated for accessibility. He also supports Lend a hand India, which provides digital vocational training to over 300,000 students in 20,000 schools.

In 2007, Mr. Manu Shah was named Ernst & Young’s national “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the distribution, manufacturing, and security category.

Ram is the Chair and Trustee of Dhanam Foundation (a family foundation). He, his family and the Foundation support academically motivated students in their access to education and career development. Their portfolio of grantees across India, US, and Africa include a variety of education and scholarship programs for low income, African American, Latino, women and first generation college students through Ashoka University, Magic Bus, SMASH Academy, Anita Borg Institute, Stockton Scholars, IIT Madras, USC, Stanford, Asian Art Museum, Exploratorium, and several others.

Separately the Foundation also has a focus on research in Bio-engineering.

Ranjan Tandon is the Founder and Chairman of Libra Advisors, a hedge fund with a focus on domestic and emerging market equities. He has worked in many marketing and operational positions in India, Europe, and the US.

Chandrika Tandon is a recognized business leader, humanitarian, and Grammy-nominated artist. A former Partner of McKinsey and Company, Ms. Tandon founded and chairs her advisory and investment firm, Tandon Capital Associates, focusing on measurable transformation of institutions to achieve excellence. At New York University (NYU), she is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees and also serves on the Boards of the Tandon School of Engineering, Stern School of Business, and the NYU Langone Health System.

In 2015, the Tandons donated $100 million to NYU’s School of Engineering to build on its existing practice of cross-disciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship and to achieve new levels of academic excellence in engineering. They have also supported initiatives at Harvard, Yale, NYU, and Lincoln Center, and contributed to several other global causes.

Sunil Wadhwani is the Co-Founder and Ex Chairman of IGATE Corporation. Sunil was one of the early pioneers of the IT industry, and his vision has guided the development and execution of IGATE’s worldwide strategy. In addition to IGATE, Sunil is the Co- Founder and Chairman of the Board of Mastech Corporation, a provider of high-value information technology services and solutions.

Sunil has started and co-funded several innovation-focused companies and start-ups for the past 30 years. To pursue his passion and commitment for improving healthcare service delivery, Sunil established Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare (WISH Foundation), a non-profit headquartered in New Delhi to support innovations in healthcare. With an aim of building an equitable healthcare system, WISH is making quality healthcare accessible to underserved populations in priority states and has committed several million dollars to scale over 50 healthcare innovations.

In 2018, Sunil Wadhwani and his brother, Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, established the Wadhwani Institute for AI for Social Good in Mumbai, a non-profit research institute and global hub for developing AI solutions for social good in public health, education, skilling, job creation, and infrastructure. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Wadhwani Institute in 2018. WIAI was awarded the Google Prize in 2019 for one of its innovative initiatives.

Dr. Romesh Wadhwani is an entrepreneur, technologist, and philanthropist. Over his business career, he has built more than 40 successful technology companies. Dr. Wadhwani is the founder and CEO of SymphonyAI Group, a fast-growing operating group of leading AI companies for transforming business.

Dr. Wadhwani is a signatory of the Giving Pledge. In 2001, he established the Wadhwani Foundation and during the last two decades, he has built the Wadhwani Foundation into the leading foundation focused on accelerating job creation in India and other emerging countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa through large-scale initiatives in entrepreneurship, small business growth, and skilling.Today, the Wadhwani Foundation is active in India and more than 20 countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Wadhwani Advantage and Wadhwani Entrepreneur are two large initiatives for helping thousands of entrepreneurs start new businesses and enable thousands of SME businesses each year to accelerate their growth, creating a large number of new jobs. The Wadhwani Advantage initiative helps tens of thousands of students each year learn employability and soft skills and get placed in high-quality jobs.

In 2018, Dr. Wadhwani and his brother Sunil Wadhwani established the Wadhwani Institute for AI for Social Good in Mumbai, a non-profit research institute and global hub for developing AI solutions for social good in public health, education, skilling, job creation, and infrastructure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Wadhwani Institute in 2018. WIAI was awarded the Google Prize in 2019 for one of its innovative initiatives.