Leadership
Promoter & Mentor
Kuntal Dave
Founder- Chartered Accountant, Registered Valuer and Insolvency Resolution Professional.
- Over 30 years advising local and foreign clients on tax and regulatory matters — corporate actions (fund raising, M&A) and international taxation.
- Led teams of professionals implementing complex structures and transactions.
- Chairman of the Asia Pacific Region of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), Netherlands.
- Recognised as an International Tax Expert for tax dispute resolution by Tribute (Foundation for International Tax Dispute Resolution), Netherlands.
- Member of the Direct Taxation Committee of the Indian Merchants' Chamber; Founder Trustee of the Private Client Dining Club, India.
Ramanan Ramnathan
Our Mentor- Former (First) Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission; former Secretary at NITI Aayog.
- Joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1981 and played an instrumental role in its growth.
- Former Managing Director & CEO of CMC Ltd (a TCS subsidiary), amalgamated successfully into TCS.
- Graduate of IIT Bombay and Harvard Business School alumnus (Lifetime Chair of HBS AMP 1987).
- Board member of the Israel-India Innovation Forum, eSamshiksa and Unnati GOI initiatives; Chair of New Zealand Trade Enterprises Beachheads.
- Board member of the Indo-US Technology Trade Forum (IUSTTF) and the Indo-US AI Committee.
Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members
Ajay Thakur
Board MemberA professional with around 26 years of experience in capital markets, spanning India's biggest custodian and its largest stock exchange. A key pillar in establishing the SME & startup capital market in India — credited with launching the first-ever SME Platform (13 March 2012) and Startup Platform (22 December 2018); BSE is today the largest SME platform in India.
David Bell
AdvisorAdvises high-net-worth clients on personal tax and financial planning. Trained as a chartered accountant (ACA) with private-client firm Dixon Wilson and holds an Economics degree from Cambridge University. Worked at Merrill Lynch and Lombard Odier in London before founding his own private-wealth networking platform, PCD Club.
Paras Parekh
Co-FounderCo-founder Partner of Parinam Law Associates, a law firm based in Mumbai, Delhi and Pune. Previously with AZB & Partners and J. Sagar Associates. His practice covers securities, corporate, commercial, civil and criminal law, specialising in securities laws and white-collar crime, especially regulatory actions.
Payal Shah Dave
HR ProfessionalA capable, results-oriented HR professional with rich experience across local and global entities in various sectors. Adopts global best practices and helps organisations implement them in local set-ups for process improvement and greater functional efficiency.
Rajesh Pillai
Technology EntrepreneurAn Indian technology entrepreneur and founder of SaaS-based cloud computing platforms. Over a decade of technical and architectural experience building CRM, ERP, IT asset, HR, accounting, large enterprise portals and information-security solutions, with a passion for improving customer experiences.
* In alphabetical order | Non-Statutory and non-Executive | Members engage in their individual capacity