Mr. Milind Sarwate is an alumnus of Saibabapath MPS. He completed his primary education in Parel BEST Colony Municipal School, now a part of Saibabapath Sankul and then went on to become a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant & Company Secretary after his B. Com. (Honours) from the University of Bombay. He is also a CII-Fulbright Fellow (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, U S A.) He set up his venture - Increate - in 2015, after fruitful 32 years in Finance, HR, Strategy, Business Development, Product Supply & Corporate Communication, across various sectors, largely Consumer Products & services, in Corporate groups such as Marico & Godrej. He has named his firm as “Increate” (Meaning- “Uncreated”, “Undiscovered”), to reflect his mission is to facilitate organizations & individuals create business & social value. He does this through being an Advisor, Board Member and Investor. His advisory roles in Business cover largely the Consumer sector and extend to helping Private Equity Investors enhance Investee Companies’ value, Mentoring promoters and corporate professionals, Enhancing the effectiveness of Corporate Support functions, like Finance, HR & Strategy and maximizing Value of IPOs / M&As. His Advisory roles in Social sector comprise guiding Companies in CSR strategy/ execution and helping Non-Profit Organizations grow and widen social impact. His Directorships include Mahindra Finance, Glenmark, Mindtree, Metropolis Healthcare, Matrimony.com & International Paper, with focus on audit committee roles. He invests venture / angel capital in value-promising businesses/ social enterprises.

Ms. Rekha Khanduri has more than 35 years of rich experience in teaching and school management. She began her career as a teacher in Cathedral & John Connon School in 1989 and went on to assume the duties of Headmistress of the school in 1998. During her service to the school she was endeared for her mentorship and team spirit by children, parents and her colleagues. She has also worked as an English Teacher at La Lalle School, Hong Kong. Post her retirement in 2012, she has been an advisor to Scholar High School. Throughout her career she has been driven by her passion for education. An empathetic educator that she is, she has always been appreciated for carrying out her duties with dedication, integrity and a high sense of values. She is currently in her 4th year of association with Educo. Living in the neighbourhood of Saibabapath MPS she commits her time for the schools twice a week. She brings with her great value by helping management, teachers and staff with strategies to run the school program efficiently.

Mr. Nandan Maluste is the Honorary Secretary & Treasurer of Mumbai First. In over forty years of experience, he has worked across varied field in India, UK and the Gulf. His multifarious career offered him diverse leadership roles as a board member, angel investor, public accountant, management consultant, journalist, advertising executive entrepreneur, researcher, government consultant, investment and private banker. Some of the big corporates he has worked for are Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Lintas, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, HSBC and Kotak Mahindra Bank. He has an experience of extensive involvement with NGOs like the Rotary Club of Bombay and Child Rights & You (CRY). Mr. Maluste completed his schooling from Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School, England and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, as well as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. His plethora of experience brings to Educo, the best practices across the development sector to be incorporated into our systems.

Mr. Rajnish Sharma joined Educo as the first COO in April 2020. He has previously worked with the School of Vocational Education, TISS, and Kherwadi Social Welfare Association. He brings 17 years of cross-functional experience in academics, curriculum development, vocational education, teacher management & training, examinations & certification, e-learning, teaching & pedagogical skills, and M&E.

Prof. Ram Mohan brings a rich experience of more than 3 decades in education to Educo. He has a long career in teacher training and assignments in the same. Prof. Mohan has published books in science for the UNICEF. After a long and illustrious career in Royal University of Bhutan, Prof. Mohan became the Lead Trainer for Save the Children India for 3 years. He has joined the Educo family in 2016 and feels by working in one school on the ground he can achieve empirical results of his work. His immediate task is teaching “skills and strategies” training and execution.

Ms. Shivani Kanakia joined Educo during January 2019 as a Program Director. Having previously worked with Podar Education Network across different locations in various capacities she comes with 14+ years of dynamic work experience in the education sector – teacher, curriculum developer and school coordinator. She spearheads implementation of need-based and customized teaching-learning practices in classrooms.

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Ms. Lalita Karve joined as English Faculty in 2017. She has M.Sc. in Chemistry and pursued B.Ed in her graduation from Pune University. She comes with 10+ years of experience in research, content development and teacher training for Science and English. She currently overlooks English curriculum and lesson plan development for middle school teachers at educo SBPMPS.

Ms. Shraddha Yadav joined us in May of 2016. She is the faculty coordinator for social sciences and overlooks curriculum and lesson plan development for the subject. She also teaches grade 6 to 8. She takes Maharashtra Board Scholarship preparation classes for students of grade 5 and 8. She holds degrees in D.Ed. and B.Ed.

Kanika is an HR consultant to educo. She works with senior leadership in designing and managing HR functions. She overlooks talent acquisition, employee retention, designing and implementation of HR policy, allowances and incentives and teacher appraisals. She comes from 10 years of core HR experience across various organizations like Siemens and Husys Consulting Limited.

Vaishnavi is a commerce graduate from University of Mumbai. She joined educo in 2013. She overlooks HR functions at educo - recruitment, coordinating interviews, employee data management, leave management, salaries and appraisals, grievance redressals and exit formalities. Additionally, she also takes care of compliance and documentation of MCGM related work. One of the earliest member of the educo family, she is committed to the organization's smooth functioning and growth.

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Sachin has joined educo in 2016 as a Computer lab assistant. He holds diploma in Hardware network & certifications in Microsoft (MCSE).He also handling infrastructure work in educo. Also he is our Social media handlers. Providing Technical support for Live & hybrid Teachers Trainings.