Ms. Ann MacDougall, Director

Ms. Ann MacDougall is the Chief Management Officer at Acumen Fund, a social venture capital fund that invests in social enterprises. As CMO, Ann manages Acumen's core operating activities and is a member of its management committee. Before joining Acumen Fund, Ann MacDougall spent 17 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, in various senior roles. Most recently she lived in Paris and held the role of Global Deputy General Counsel. Prior to that, she was US General Counsel and a member of that firm's ten person management committee. Before PwC, Ann worked at US West and the NYC law firm of Sage Gray Todd & Sims. Ann holds a JD from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. from Tufts University.

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Mr. Biju Mohandas, Director

Mr. Biju Mohandas is the India Business Manager at Acumen Fund, a venture philanthropy fund that invests in social enterprises.  As Business Manager, Mr. Mohandas assists the country director in management across portfolios, as well as manages the compliances and financial responsibilities of the India office.  Prior to Acumen Fund, he served for five years as an officer in the Indian Army's Medical and Dental Corps. This included tenures in rural and tribal locations in Northeastern India and Nepal. His responsibilities included operational management, healthcare administration and clinical care during counter insurgency operations.  Mr. Mohandas completed his Post Graduate Program in Management with a dual major in analytical finance and strategic marketing from the Indian School of Business.

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Mr. M. Ayyappan, Chairman

Mr. M Ayyappan is Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) a Mini Ratna Central Public Sector Undertaking.  He has the distinction of being amongst the youngest - at the age of 47, to assume charge at the helm of a Central Public Sector enterprise in 2003. He is an Engineering graduate from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and an MBA from the Cochin University of Science and Technology.   Mr. Ayyappan is a Member of the Board of Studies, Future Studies, and Quality Advisory Committee of the University of Kerala; and a Visiting Faculty Member for the full time MBA course of the University of Kerala.   He is also actively involved in the Management movement in the State. He was the President of the Trivandrum Management Association (TMA) an Affiliate of the All India Management Association for two consecutive years – 2004-05 and 2004-06. 

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Dr. M.D. Nair, Director

Dr.M.D. Nair, has a Ph.D. Degree from University of Illinois, USA. He has worked extensively on new drug development, patents, documentation, information systems and planning, control of production, marketing and clinical trials. Dr. Nair was instrumental in setting up largest antibiotic complexes in India for SPIC. Besides Authoring over 80 publications in various national and international journals, he is the holder of several patents on new therapeutic agents and has co-authored three books. He has been consultant to WHO for setting up pharmaceuticals projects in Middle East and on traditional machines in New Delhi, Bangkok and Jakarta. He has been an advisor to government and private organisations on science and Technology and Director of the board of many pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Nair has developed conceptual and novel approaches for the Indian Industry to become a global player in R&D, Technology Development, production and marketing of healthcare products and services.

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Mr. Sadeesh Raghavan, Director

Mr. Sadeesh Raghavan is formerly Managing Partner of Accenture’s India Domestic Business, as well as Accenture’s Managing Partner of North Asia and South Asia Products Practice.  He has over 24 years of experience in the consulting industry, having worked in many countries across Asia Pacific and the USA.  He has also worked closely with government agencies and the local manufacturing industry associations.  He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on Asia Pacific.  Mr. Raghavan obtained his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India.  He has an MBA in Finance and MIS from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Mr. Suresh Kumar K.K., Director

Mr. Suresh Kumar K.K. is Director of Marketing at Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL), a Mini Ratna Central Public Sector Undertaking.  He is a B. Tech by profession.  Mr. Suresh Kumar possesses nearly three decades of experience in developing brands, designing and implementing marketing and communication strategies.  He had also proved his competence in successfully setting up distribution networks both in domestic and international markets alike.  Mr. Suresh Kumar has obtained certifications in Management Training from MIM  (Malaysian Institute of Management) Malaysia; Quality Systems and System monitoring Training from SP Institute, Singapore; and SPC/SQC for ISO-9000 at IIQM, Jaipur.  He holds membership in Institutions and Professional development bodies such as Institute of Directors (IOD), Trivandrum Management Association (TMA) and the Institute of Engineers of India.