Our Board
Board of Directors
Dilip Wagle
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Dilip retired as a senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company where, over his 25 years with the Firm, he served technology, media & telecom (TMT) clients in the areas of strategy, sales & marketing and organization. Dilip led the West Coast strategy practice, the North American TMT strategy function and co-chaired McKinsey's N. American TMT Knowledge Committee. Prior to McKinsey, Dilip spent 5 years as a product manager at Microsoft in the Windows marketing team.
Over the years Dilip has worked in several social impact areas including homelessness, food insecurity, and global health. He is an adjunct faculty member at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, where each winter he teaches a 2nd year MBA class on "Developing Strategies for Social Impact". He currently serves on the Board of Overlake Hospital and Delta Dental of Washington, on both of which he chairs the Strategy Committee. He also holds board positions at Partners in Health, a global health NGO. Dilip holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA.
Ajay Dhankar
Ajay Dhankhar was formerly Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company and was with the firm for over 20 years. With a background in computer science and PhD in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, he was global co-leader of McKinsey’s M&A, strategy, finance, and risk work for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Practice.
He was a senior master faculty of McKinsey’s partner training program and was previously the global co-leader of its R&D work. A thought leader in M&A on strategy, he regularly published in leading journals. Ajay serves on the boards of several non-profits including the Yale Graduate School Alumni Association.
Arjun Malhotra
Arjun is an Indian entrepreneur, industrialist, and philanthropist. He is a pioneer of the Indian IT industry. He served as Chairman of Headstrong’s Board of Directors before its acquisition by Genpact in May 2011. Prior to Headstrong he was CEO and Chairman of TechSpan, which merged with Headstrong in October 2003.
He co-founded the HCL group in 1975, taking it from a six-person “garage operation” to one of India’s largest IT corporations. Arjun is former Co-Chair of the Global Pan IIT Alumni Association and is on the Board of several educational institutions and organizations in India.
Jaideep Khanna
Jaideep Khanna is the founder of a private family office that manages investments across listed and private markets with a focus on technology, sustainability, and real estate. Prior to the family office, Jaideep was a partner of Artha Capital Management, an emerging market fund based in Connecticut. Jaideep co-founded the firm in May 2002 and served as president, portfolio manager, and director. Prior to Artha, Jaideep was an executive director and managed pools of funds at Morgan Stanley Asset Management based out of New York and London. He holds an MBA from Duke University and received a degree in accounting and economics from Muskingum University.
Additionally, Jaideep is the co-founder of a private family foundation providing grants to nonprofit organizations focused on educational initiatives, health, the environment, community, food, sustainable farming, and spirituality. Through grant-making, the foundation provides opportunities for both global and local nonprofit organizations to deliver direct results with scalable growth. Jaideep also serves on the National Board of Directors for Pratham USA and on the New York Regional Board of Room to Read.
Kito de Boer
Kito has 40 years of experience, living and working in the Netherlands, US, UK, Singapore, India, Dubai, and Jerusalem. He built his career as a Strategic Advisor to the Private Sector and Government. Kito worked with McKinsey for nearly 30 years, where he founded the India, Middle East, and Government practices. He lived in Dubai for most of the past 20 years.
Kito also held a diplomatic role for three years as the Head of Mission of the Office of the Quartet and Managing Director of the Initiative for the Palestinian Economy.
Kito received an MBA from Cranfield University and an MSc in Management Sciences (as well as an honorary doctorate) from Loughborough University of Science and Technology.
Kito serves on the Board of the Lewa Trust in Kenya, which is dedicated to wildlife conservation. He is also on the Board of Mercy Corps, an NGO focused on helping the most vulnerable populations, such as refugees. Kito is an Angel Investor and Advisor to five start-ups.
Sapphira Goradia Shaw
Sapphira Goradia is the Executive Director of the Vijay and Marie Goradia Foundation. As Executive Director, she leads the Foundation’s efforts to improve health and educational outcomes in India through the support of innovative, measurable and scalable initiatives.
Prior to assuming her role at The Goradia Foundation, Sapphira worked for a number of NGOs focused on prevention and treatment of both acute and chronic diseases, including UNAIDS and Population Services International. She holds a BA from Pomona College and a Masters of Public Health from George Washington University.
Srividya “Vidya” Prakash
Vidya brings deep passion for public health with a focus on reproductive health, health systems and human resources. Previously, Vidya was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, where she co-led the Global Public Health practice, and more recently, worked in in renewable energy with sPower-AES.
Vidya is an alumnus of the Indian School of Management, Ahmedabad and a business and economics major from the University of Bombay. She serves on the board of the Akanksha Education Fund and actively supports nonprofits addressing gender issues, domestic violence, homelessness and food security.
Dr. Tathagata Dasgupta
Dr. Tathagata Dasgupta is the Founder & President of 4D Path, a digital biology company set to revolutionize precision oncology through its patented predictive technology. Driven by a passion for scalable, disruptive solutions, Dr. Dasgupta focuses on pinpointing early-stage risks and identifying the most effective interventions—interests that align closely with Antara’s groundbreaking work.
Dr. Dasgupta earned his PhD in String Theory from the University of Cambridge, where he was a distinguished Ramanujan Scholar at Trinity College. He also brings over a decade of interdisciplinary research experience from Harvard, where he pioneered clinician collaborations leveraging patient data to advance healthcare outcomes.
Vikesh Mahendroo
Vikesh Mahendroo has almost four decades of experience in the government, corporate and non-profit sectors. He began his career as an officer of the Indian Administrative Service. Early in his career he witnessed the challenges of land ownership and the impact of secure land rights on the lives of farmers, and this laid the foundation for his work in global land rights later in life. In the corporate sector, Vikesh led consulting firms focused on human resources, leadership development and training/learning. He served as President of the US business of Mercer HR Consulting and as the CEO of Intrepid Learning Solutions and CLG (now Alula).
Vikesh joined the Board of Landesa in 2011 enabling him to get deeply involved with global poverty alleviation through secure ownership of land, particularly the inclusion of women and Indigenous People as title holders. Vikesh was the 2024 recipient of the Roy L. Prosterman Award for “extraordinary contributions to global poverty alleviation through his dedication to land rights and social equity.” He has served as a Director of the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) and as a Trustee of Gettysburg College. In addition to serving on the Antara International Board, Vikesh is an advisor to PlanetRead. Vikesh has an MBA from Columbia University and a BA (honors) and MA in Economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi University.