Our Leadership
Trustees
The Board of Trustees brings with it diverse experience and skills including business development, non-profit management, human rights advocacy, fundraising, and implementation of large-scale development programs. Trustees meet annually in-person with interim communication by phone.
Sai Subhasree Raghavan
Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan is the Founder President and Managing Trustee of SAATHII, based out of New Delhi. She received her PhD in Human Nutrition from SNDT Women’s University in Mumbai, India, and completed her postdoctoral training in public health and nutrition at Columbia University in New York, USA. Dr. Raghavan has more than 20 years of experience in diverse areas of public health in India and the USA. Prior to 2004, Dr. Raghavan worked as Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases of Harlem Hospital Center of Columbia University and co-directed a course on Epidemiological Research in Developing Countries at the Joseph Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Raghavan was also actively involved in research on macro- and micro-nutrient complications and long term metabolic toxicities among PLHIV from minority communities.Currently, Dr. Raghavan served as Chief of Party of Project Sambhuya, an initiative to strengthen Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) in the private healthcare sector. Dr. Raghavan is a former member of the Governing Council of the International AIDS Society (IAS) and was an elected member of The Global Fund’s Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) from 2009 to 2012.
Mr. M R Ranganathan
Mr. M. R. Ranganathan is one of the founding trustees of SAATHII and has had involvement with the organization since 2002. Rangasan received his undergraduate degree from the College of Engineering, Guindy, in 1966. Rangasan has a renowned career in business, technology, and non-profit management, spanning over five decades.
With more than forty years of experience working with Japan, Rangasan has promoted business partnerships and Indo-Japanese cultural exchange, assisting such companies as DSQ Software, Sofil Information Technologies, and Nihon Technology Private Limited in establishing their presence in Japan. He also worked for the Government of Iraq as an Indian Expert in Piling and Foundation, and served in Basra during the Iran-Iraq war.
He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nihon Technology Private Limited, and heads ABK-AOTS DOSOKAI which promotes Japanese language studies, Japanese management techniques and cross-cultural communication. His contributions to Indo-Japanese cultural and business relations have earned him the Japanese Emperor’s Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, awarded by the Government of Japan in 2005.
He is also an avid photographer and philatelist, and has authored the book “From Survey School to Tech Temple”, an account of the 200-year history of his alma mater, the College of Engineering, Guindy.
SAATHII’s Chennai office functioned out of the workspace generously donated by ABK-AOTS DOSOKAI in the early years, before it moved to its present location in Nungambakkam.
Mr. Sunil Kumar Boyini
Entrepreneur businessman with over 27 years of experience. Focus is on investing, managing operations, business funding, financial management, organization building, change management, team building, employee motivation/retention, and Corporate Strategy. Over 12 years of experience in healthcare IT, with domain expertise in healthcare analytics, HIV disease management, patient monitoring, healthcare data and quality standards.
For more information, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-kumar-boyini-58b9b61/
Management Commitee
The Management Committee (MC) includes the founder and five directors who are responsible for collective management of the organization, staff capacity strengthening, and new program development. They ensure accountability, transparency, and cost effectiveness in all its operations. The MC meets quarterly and updates the Board of Trustees on a periodic basis.
L. Ramakrishnan
Dr. L. Ramakrishnan is Vice President of the national non-profit organization Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), headquartered in Chennai. He leads programs in the area of enhancing access to health, justice and social protection for groups marginalized on account of HIV, gender and/or sexuality, and in capacity building of implementers of health and development interventions. Dr. Ramakrishnan has contributed to developing and delivering gender-sexuality content for teachers, students of medicine, law and nursing, professional medical associations, DLSA lawyers, judicial and police training academies; and to the 2022 module for Supreme Court judges. He has advocated successfully for LGBTIQ+ inclusion in state policies for mental health, and for inclusive competency-based medical education curriculum developed by the National Medical Commission.
A. Sathish Kumar
Dr. Sathish Kumar Angappan is Country Director of SAATHII, located in Chennai. He received his MBBS and MD in Sexually Transmitted Diseases from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. His technical expertise includes supporting government and civil society agencies in designing and delivering comprehensive and quality HIV prevention and care services, Reproductive Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent health (RMNCH+A), and TB services. He has over 20+ years of experience in areas of TB, STI and HIV prevention, care, and treatment, and maternal, child and adolescent health and has been instrumental in the expansion of SAATHII’s programs in these areas. At SAATHII, Dr. Sathish Kumar has previously led programs on family centered care continuum, decentralising care, health systems strengthening, mainstreaming of HIV services and capacity building of health care providers. He currently leads the global fund supported “ Integrated Pediatric TB and Technology enabled Active Case Finding” in seven states of India. He continues to advise on EMTCT, capacity building of healthcare providers, and organisational strengthening, to name a few.
Manish Soosai Mudaliar
Mr. Manish Soosai Mudaliar is Director (Operations) of SAATHII, based in Nagpur. He received a Masters in Social Work from Nirmala Niketan of Mumbai University. He has more than ten years of experience in the area of HIV/AIDS. His core competencies include program management, conflict resolution, human resource management, and fundraising. His areas of technical expertise include PPTCT, prevention among street children, and care and support services. At SAATHII, Manish has been responsible for establishing, expanding, and overseeing programs across west-central and north-east India. In this capacity, he has led programs on decentralization of HIV care services, clinical mentoring of pediatric care providers, community based HIV testing and counseling among antenatal women, and operational research on assessing the feasibility of multitasking by frontline healthcare workers. He was also instrumental in establishing organization-wide systems for governance, capacity strengthening, and human resource management, while helping to expand new areas of growth for SAATHII. He has led SAATHII’s prison intervention initiative Subhiksha (supported by Elton John AIDS Foundation) and an EU-supported initiative Sangraha that focuses on SFG 16 and its applicability to preventing and addressing violence faced by the LGBTIQ+ communities. He also previously worked as the Project Director of PPTCT initiatives in Maharashtra and Manipur, and coordinating the dissemination of HIV/AIDS fact sheets translated into multiple Indian languages. Currently he oversees organisation operations and supports the Global Fund C-19RM grant.
Santanu Pyne
Santanu Pyne is the Associate Director, Administration and Finance, and divides his time between Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi. His expertise is in financial management. Santanu has been involved in most of SAATHII’s projects in eastern India, and is currently involved in strengthening organization financial systems and donor compliance, and mentoring the Finance Team of the Global Fund initiative.
Anupam Hazra
Anupam Hazra is the Associate Director of Programs, and divides his time between Kolkata and Delhi. His expertise lies in program management, strategy planning, and development and strengthening of MSM and transgender community groups. In 2018, Anupam leads the Community Based Screening project Sahay (supported by Mac AIDS Fund) and is involved in business development and technical support to most of our LGBTIQ+ initiatives. Anupam has previously been involved in most of SAATHII’s community strengthening initiatives such as the Support Centre Project, Coalition-Based Advocacy Project, and Project Pehchan.
N. Balaji is Assistant Director of Finance, based at SAATHII’s Chennai office. He leads the Central Team, implementing controls, overseeing procurements, financial management, audit-interface and budget finalisation.
Biswa Bhusan Pattanayak is Assistant Director, based at SAATHII’s Bhubaneswar office. He has led programs focusing on strengthening PLHIV and LGBTQIA+ community-led advocacy and services, including healthcare, social protection and rights. He currrently leads multiple programs in Odisha and additional multi-state initiatives.