OUR BOARD

Meet the Trustees who volunteer their time and expertise to govern and guide Akshaya Patra UK.

Trustees

WAYNE MCARDLE

Chair

Wayne is a former Senior Partner with law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP, the Chair of Asset Risk Consultants UK, and a co-founder of the non-profit organisation Calliope Arts.

MONICA SAH

Trustee

Monica is a partner with the law firm Clifford Chance. She was previously Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and Head of Legal for International Wealth Management.

MADHU PANDIT DASA

Trustee

Madhu Pandit Dasa is founder and Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation India, President of ISKCON Bangalore, and holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.

BHAWANI SINGH SHEKHAWAT

Trustee

Bhawani is the former Chief Executive Officer of Akshaya Patra UK, before which he held senior management positions with Nielsen, Reckitt Benckiser and The Coca-Cola Company.

CHANCHALAPATHI DASA

Trustee

Chanchalapathi Dasa is co-founder and Vice Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation India, Senior Vice President of ISKCON Bangalore, and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science.

SHRIDHAR VENKAT

Trustee

Shridhar is the Chief Executive Officer of The Akshaya Patra Foundation India, prior to which he worked in leadership roles with Philips, ABB and Webex Communications (now Cisco).

RAJ THUKRAL

Trustee

Raj is a Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant who, through his firm PR Thukral & Company, provides consultancy services to a number of charities and businesses.