MEET OUR FOUNDER
Justice Shivaraj Patil, Former chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Chairman, SPARSH FOUNDATION
Born on 12-01-1940. Enrolled as an Advocate on 25-07-1962 and started practice at Gulbarga. Shifted to Bangalore in 1979. Was Member, Karnataka State Bar Council. Appointed a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 29-03-1990. Transferred to the High Court of Madras on 29-04-1994. And was Acting Chief Justice there from 29-12-1998 till 19-01-1999. Assumed office of the Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan on 22-01-1999. Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on 15-03-2000. Conferred with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. Presently is a Member of the National Human Rights Commission.
BOARD TEAM
Mrs. Meena Sharan Patil, Managing Trustee
Ms. Meena Patil is the Executive Director of SPARSH Group of Hospitals. Ms. Meena Patil has always been a very supportive leader to the team at SPARSH. She has contributed immensely to the growth of the organization.
Dr. Shekar Patil, Medical Oncologist
Dr Shekhar Patil has been practising medicine for over 20 years, including over 15 years in the Medical Oncology Specialization.His knowledge and expertise span a vast area including, intraperitoneal chemotherapy as consolidation in advanced Ovarian Cancers, Concurrent radiation and chemotherapy (BIP) in Carcinoma Cervix Bone Marrow Transplantation
Mr. Rostow Ravanan, Advisor
Rostow Ravanan is a senior advisor focused on Asia TMT opportunities. He is based in Bangalore, India. Mr. Ravanan was formerly CEO and Managing Director of Mindtree Ltd, responsible for providing strategic direction and achieving industry-leading growth and superior financial performance along with high customer and people satisfaction for Mindtree. Prior to being named CEO in 2016, he headed the Enterprise Service Lines group and was responsible for growing Mindtree’s European operations. Mr. Ravanan also served as the CFO for more than 10 years, leading Mindtree’s successful IPO in 2007. Rostow played an active role in various industry forums and in Mindtree’s efforts to be a socially responsible corporation. Prior to Mindtree, Mr. Ravanan worked with Lucent Technologies as Business Value Manager, responsible for long-term strategic planning at Bell Laboratories’ product realization center in India. He started his professional career at KPMG Corporate Finance and specialized in strategy consulting and mergers and acquisitions across various industries. Mr. Ravanan is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.