Intelligent Governance for the AI-Driven Enterprise
Our Team

The people who lead your engagement.

Senior practitioners from banking, risk, technology, ESG and academia with decades of board-level experience advising regulated enterprises on governance, compliance and AI adoption.

Practice leadership

Leadership & senior advisors

Manas Pandey
Manas Pandey
Chief Executive Officer · AI Governance, Risk & Audit

With over 25 years of leadership across BFSI, Energy and HealthTech, Manas advises Boards and CXOs on AI strategy, responsible AI, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance and the development of AI-native platforms — helping regulated organizations accelerate AI adoption while strengthening trust, resilience and compliance.

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Shankardas Gupta
Shankardas Gupta
Advisor · Banking & Enterprise Risk

Over 40 years in banking, including 8 years in senior roles in the USA and Zambia. As Chief Risk Officer at Bank of India he led the bank's risk-management framework across domestic and international operations, and as Managing Director of Indo Zambia Bank he transformed it into a national-level institution. He now advises banks and corporates on risk-based internal audit, enterprise risk management and regulatory compliance, and has delivered CRISIL programs on Basel norms, credit risk and liquidity management.

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Adil Firoze
Adil Firoze
Advisor · Engineering, CSR & Sustainability

An IIT Kanpur alumnus and former GM at Engineers India Ltd, Adil brings 30+ years of experience in engineering, CSR and sustainability. He advises NGOs, leads CSR consultancy and trains in project management and risk; his work in ISO standards and stakeholder engagement has earned him national recognition.

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Gladstone Leslie Samuel
Gladstone Leslie Samuel
Advisor · ESG, CSR & Corporate Governance

B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), MBA (IT), MA (Journalism & Mass Communication); Certified Independent Director (MCA), Certified ESG Professional (CII) and PMP. With 35+ years across chemical process industries and R&D, he has held leadership roles at ABB, Invensys, Baan, IDC and SPIC, and serves as a board member, advisor and industry mentor. Author of “Corporate Governance in Indian Startups: Navigating Compliance and Growth.”

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Purshotam C Lal, CFP®
Purshotam C Lal, CFP®
Advisor · Banking, Finance & Wealth Management

MBA-Finance, DBF, CAIIB, CFA (ICFAI) and Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India. A finance professional with over four decades across banking, investment management, mutual fund and money-market operations, bank treasury, insurance distribution, capital markets and wealth management — with corporate board experience as Director and a flair for teaching and training.

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Ritesh Mishra
Ritesh Mishra
Strategic Advisor · GenAI, AI Governance & Innovation

With over 20 years of experience across academia, multinational organizations and the AI ecosystem, Ritesh helps organizations design, deploy and govern secure, compliant, enterprise-ready Generative AI solutions. His expertise spans GenAI architecture, AI governance, privacy engineering, AI risk management and regulatory compliance — aligning AI with the EU AI Act, India's DPDP Act, GDPR, ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI RMF. A Government of India-recognized SIPP Facilitator who has supported 300+ patent filings, he advises enterprises, startups and academic institutions on responsible AI adoption, AI-driven IP strategy, post-quantum readiness and enterprise AI transformation.

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Saritha B.
Saritha B.
Advisor · Technology Strategy & Governance

A transformational technology leader with over 20 years driving enterprise transformation, technology strategy, corporate governance and risk management across Fortune 500 organizations — partnering with senior executives at Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Charles Schwab and the International Finance Corporation. Certified Independent Director (IICA), PMP, SAFe Agilist and AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

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Shankar Das
Shankar Das
Advisor · Cybersecurity & IT Programs

Over 18 years in cybersecurity and IT project management, currently project manager at AKG Insurance Surveyor and Loss Assessors Pvt. Ltd. He has led technology and risk initiatives across banking, fintech and software sectors, with a focus on innovation and system modernization.

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Dr. Purnima Rao
Dr. Purnima Rao
Advisor · Finance Research & Academia

A finance professor with 15 years of teaching and research experience in risk management and corporate finance. She is the PhD Chair at FIIB, New Delhi, and specializes in sustainable finance, emotional finance and stock-market anomalies.

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Abhishek Tripathi
Abhishek Tripathi
Technology Partner · AI Platforms & Enterprise Applications

Led the architecture and delivery of enterprise applications, AI-powered platforms, SaaS products and business-critical systems across ERP, CRM, sales, procurement and internal operations including products that have scaled to more than 30 million users. Over eleven years of enterprise technology consulting experience, has advised organisations on high-ROI AI implementation, AI governance, agentic architecture, and digital transformation.

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