Our Influencer Network
By convening leading experts from public health, industry, government, research, and public service, we leverage their collective experience and energy to increase our impact.
The Scientific Steering Committee consists of medical experts from India and the U.S., who oversee Arogya World’s work in India from a scientific perspective.
Indo-US Scientific Steering Committee
Based in India:
Dr. K. Srinath Reddy | President, Public Health Foundation of India |
Dr. V. Mohan | President and Chief of Diabetes Research, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation |
Dr. Prabhakaran | Executive Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, and Adjunct Professor, PHFI |
Dr. Nikhil Tandon | Professor, Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
Based in the U.S.:
Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan | Professor Global Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Emory University |
Dr. Bonnie Spring | Professor of Preventive Medicine, Psychology, and Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine Director & Co-Program Leader for Cancer Prevention, Northwestern University |
Dr. Francine Kaufman | Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Communications at USC , The Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles |
Advisory Council
Arogya World has gathered a diverse group of expert advisors who provide us with their best counsel and insight into specific aspects of our work.
Senior Advisors:
Sally Cowal | Former Senior Vice President of Global Health, American Cancer Society |
Raj Dave-Partner | ARE Consulting |
Dr. Bob Kushner | Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine |
Dr. Meryle Melnicoff | Former Founding Board member, Arogya World |
Advisors:
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal | Population Cognitive Neurologist | Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Neurological Sciences |Chief D&I Officer AMWA| |
Dr. A. Ramachandran | India Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai |
Dr. Arun Chockalingam | Professor of Epidemiology & Global Health, University of Toronto |
Nikhil Narayan | |
Parminder Batra | |
Dr Arun Gowda | Physician | Analyst | Technology Enthusiast |
Alex Counts | |
Denise Freier | |
Gloria Barone | PwC |
MyThali Advisory Committee
Ruchika Sachdeva (Chair) | |
Inoshi Sharma | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
Dr. Neena Bhatia | NITI Aayog |
Dr. Purnima Menon | International Food Policy Research Institute |
Dr. Ajay Khera | Engender Health |
Rohini Saran | PATH |
Prof. Meenakshi Mehan | Foods and Nutrition Dept., MSU Baroda |
Dr. Rupal Dalal | IIT Bombay |
Ms. Anita Kumar | Amazon |
Dr. Shiela Vir | Public Health Nutrition and Development Centre |
Dr. Seema Puri | Institute of Home Economics, Delhi |
Suju Dutta | Akshayapatra Foundation |
Dr. Ananya Awasthi | IRC, Harvard University |
Dr. Rachita Gupta | The World Health Organization (WHO) |
Healthy Workplace Advisory Committee
Dr. Ashish Jain (Chair) | GSK |
Dr. Shubnum Singh | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) |
Dr. Balaji Lakshmipuram | Tata Power |
Dr. Rajeshwari Narendran |
MLSU/visiting prof IIMU |
KS. Harish |
Bayer Group |
Sangeeta Chandran |
TCS Cares |
Reena Tyagi | ManipalCigna Health Insurance |
Behavior Change Task Force
Arogya World has assembled experts in medicine, behavior change, and business from around the world as part of our Behavior Change Task Force. Members of the Task Force donate their time, knowledge, and insight to help Arogya World create scientifically sound, practical strategies that will encourage people to make meaningful and lasting lifestyle changes to improve their long-term health.
Dr. Francine Kaufman | Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Communications at USC , The Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles |
Dr. Linelle Blais | Director, Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center (DTTAC); Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University |
Dr. Ranjani Harish | Translational Research Madras Diabetes Research Foundation; Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai |
Dr. Monika Arora | Director, HRIDAY-SHAN; Faculty member, Public Health Foundation of India |
Sukanti Ghosh | Former Managing Director, India, APCO Worldwide |
Dr. Kanav Kahol | Team Leader, Affordable Health Technologies, Public Health Foundation of India |
Zoe Hellman | Weight Watchers Company Dietitian |
Consultants
- Swati Saxena (Head- Growth & Strategy)
- Meeta Walavalkar (Program Chief)
- Dr. Smriti Pahwa
- Dr. Sandhya Ramalingam
- Shyamala Sami
- Nandini Ganesh
- Usha Chander
- Ashwini Thakker
- Nandan Bhatia
- Dr. Meghana Pasi
- Kshema Kurup
- Kriti Pradhan
- Varun Ramesan
- Dr. Nidhi Jaswal
- Anuradha Yadav
- Jackie Williams
- Gene Levin
- Suresh Chaudhary