Meet the team

Utkarsh Kawatra

Utkarsh is one of the cofounders of BloodConnect. He is currently working on myHQ, his own start up which provides standardised spaces to people to work from. Prior to this, he was in the investment team at Helion (venture capital) and has had a stint in consulting with Opera Solutions. A graduate from IIT Delhi (Mathematics & Computing) 2013, he loves swimming and follows Arsenal FC.

Deepak Goel

A 2008 IIT Delhi graduate, Deepak leads Shell Foundation (SF) work in India, supports the growth of social enterprises with the focus on amplifying social impact through the identification of new opportunities, partnerships and co-funding. Being the General Secretary (Student head) of NSS IIT Delhi (Social service wing of IITD), he was instrumental in establishing the blood donation culture in college and later BloodConnect.

Dr Sumanth Chinthala

Dr Sumanth Chinthala is an Assistant professor in the Water and Environment Division,Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Warangal. He has been associated with Bloodconnect foundation since 2010. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree from KITS Warangal in 2007. He received his both Masters and Ph.D Degree in the stream of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering IIT Delhi.

Pooja Mistry

Pooja Mistry is an Entrepreneur, running footwear exports company for 8+ years, awarded two times as the best "women entrepreneur" factory. She joined BloodConnect in 2013, her work for blood donation was recognized by the United Nations by awarding her the KarmaVeer Chakra & REX global fellowship in 2019. She is known for her optimistic & ecstatic way of life.

Anisha Khandelwal

Anisha is a Systems Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services Limited. She is a B.Tech graduate from Heritage Institute of Technology, class of 2020. She has been proactively associated with BloodConnect since 2016. She has lead various roles including India President of BloodConnect team and currently contributing as part of board.

Aachran Jain

Aachran Jain

Aachran, the Senior Safety Manager at Reliance Industries in Jamnagar, has been actively working towards making India self-sufficient in blood supply since 2014. He started by joining the Youth Red Cross club and later organized large-scale blood donation drives that saved over 1000 lives, including those from Pakistan and Bangladesh. He received a certificate of appreciation for his efforts and has since joined BloodConnect to work towards the same goal at a national level with great passion.

Manasi Shakya

Manasi Shakya

India President

Sunidhi Puri

Sunidhi Puri

Head PR

Somnath Singh

Somnath Singh

Head Fundraising and Marketing

Tushar Basak

Tushar Basak

Manager Tech Department

Yashwi Lath

Yashwi Lath

Head of Expansion

Shaifali Jangid

Shaifali Jangid

Head Store and Finance

Vishesh Kukreja

Vishesh Kukreja

Head Awareness Department

Malvika Kulshrestha

Malvika Kulshrestha

Head PAN India Operations

Vaishnavi Anand

Vaishnavi Anand

Head HR

Nitish Wahie

Nitish Wahie

City President (Delhi)

Vaibhav Bajpai

Vaibhav Bajpai

City President (Kanpur)

Honey Jasani

Honey Jasani

City President (Kolkata)

Tanya Verma

Tanya Verma

City President (Lucknow)

Kaustubh Mishra

Kaustubh Mishra

City President (Jaipur)

Abhay Singh

Abhay Singh

City President (Varanasi)