Leadership Team
Sheena Gujral
Head - Human Resources and OD
Sheena Gujral has a Master's degree in English from Delhi University and a post-graduate in human resources from the All-India Institute of Management Studies. She has close to two decades of experience in corporate and business HR. Her expertise spans across employee engagement, talent management, succession planning,
HR handbooks, performance management, organization redesign, HR compliance (ISO, SOX, internal), business HR, and HR COE across IT, ITES, and the development sector. At LEHS|WISH, Ms. Gujral heads the HR and Organizational Development. [/read]
Milton Nayak
Head - Finance and Administration
A Chartered Accountant with close to two decades of experience across development, IT, and finance sectors, Milton Nayak is an expert in the realm of FCRA, NGO finance, grant management, finance process set-up, process automation, MIS, budgeting, monitoring, tax and legal advisory, and financial audits. At LEHS|WISH, Mr. Nayak heads
Finance and Administration, and is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, creating and implementing policies, procedures, and systems to minimize risks. He also oversees and provides strategic guidance to LEHS|WISH Admin team. He is a part of the partner and innovator selection process and contributes to discussions with existing and potential donors.[/read]
Arun Chandra Patro
Director - Digital, Strategy and Solutions
Arun is a public policy specialist with over 16 years of progressive experience in the same domain. He has done his Bachelors in Electronic & Communication from Visvesvaraya Technological University and PGDBM from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubneswar. He has also done his course specialising in Strategy Research from Duke University. Prior to joining LEHS|WISH,
Biswa Ranjan Patnaik
State Director, Rajasthan
A development sector expert, Biswa Ranjan Patnaik has more than three decades of experience working with the rural as well as urban communities. Mr. Patnaik has been part of senior leadership teams for about fifteen years, managing complex and multiple projects, simultaneously, with diverse stakeholders. His area of work spans
maternal and child health, nutrition, reproductive health and menstrual hygiene, family planning, WATSAN, education, household food security, employability, child protection, and child trafficking. At LEHS|WISH, Mr. Patnaik heads the Rajasthan SCALE Program, providing strategic direction on program implementation and scale-up; and leading the state-team.[/read]
Aparajita Ray
Head – Strategic Communications
Aparajita Ray is a communication and advocacy specialist with rich experience cutting across government, corporate, and development sectors. In her career spanning more than two decades, she has been extensively involved in program conceptualization, planning, and implementation, communication planning and management, advocacy, new
business acquisition, and growth. She is adept at people management, partnership management, and relationship building. At LEHS|WISH, Ms. Ray is responsible for leading strategic communications, including developing communication tools and kits for various stakeholders as well as dissemination and implementation plans.[/read]
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Srivastava
Sr. Advisor - Innovations and Public Health
Dr (Professor) Rakesh Kumar Srivastava brings with him more than four decades of experience in the health sector across national as well as state levels. His experience and expertise cover varied aspects of the health sector including public health and disaster
evaluation, national health budgeting, and development of health policies. At LEHS|WISH, Dr. Srivastava guides and directs the teams in intervention states regarding appropriate platforms for innovations and technologies including digital solutions in primary healthcare within the framework of the National Health Mission. [/read]