Ramakrishna NK

Co-founder & CEO

You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.

Zig Ziglar

Ram is the co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Rang De. He was chosen for the Ashoka Fellowship in 2012 in recognition of Rang De's game-changing efforts to lower the cost of credit. A firm believer in the social business model, he started Rang De in 2008 as a platform to raise social investments for individuals. His conviction that there is a need to lower the cost of microcredit has been instrumental in shaping Rang De's values and beliefs. Prior to starting Rang De, Ram worked as Principal Consultant for Vignette Europe Limited and has consulted for some of the world's best companies.

Smita Ramakrishna

Co-founder & Managing Trustee

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

Smita is the other co-founder of Rang De. She serves as the Managing Trustee on the organisation's board. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work and comes with a rich experience of working for non-profits and social initiatives in India as well as the United Kingdom. She believes in the power of civil society to influence and bring about change. She is responsible for fundraising and strengthening Rang De's impact on communities and enhancing social investor involvement in the organisation. Smita has also completed a Certificate Course for Women Entrepreneurs from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Nikhil Kaushal

Chief Operating Officer

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

Nikhil has been a part of Rang De's journey since its inception and now works as Chief Operating Officer. With a background in finance coupled with experience working with renowned NGOs in India, Nikhil has been responsible for setting up Rang De's operations. Nikhil leads two critical functions at Rang De- operations and finance. He has successfully set up the operations of the organization from ground zero and continues to build on it with the same fervour. His role is to ensure that Rang De is able to fulfill its mission of providing low-cost capital to underserved communities.

Swapnil Deopurkar

Vice President

Swapnil has a computer engineering degree from Mumbai University and MBA from University of Michigan. Swapnil joins Rang De team with experience in Product Management and Marketing with Amazon.com and Expedia. At Amazon.com, Swapnil managed pricing and promotions strategy for their billion dollar Movies & TV business. At Expedia, Swapnil launched Expedia's partner loyalty business. Before Rang De, Swapnil led Product Management and Marketing teams as Bangalore based start up iStream.com. In his previous roles, Swapnil worked as a programmer at Infosys and Sungard Higher Education (a division previously Salie Mae solutions). At Sungard Swapnil developed Student Aid System for Higher Education. He is passionate about expanding access to Higher Education and is working on building Higher Education Funding vertical at Rang De.

Sowmya Prabhakar

Chief Impact Officer

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.

Thomas Huxley

Sowmya completed her Master's Degree in Social Work and joined the corporate world as a human resources manager. She has close to 10 years of experience in human resources but has remained true to the values of social work throughout her career. As an HR Manager, Sowmya has been instrumental in getting her associates closer to different causes - be it about going green or about striking a work-life balance. Sowmya has been a strong pillar of support for Rang De since its inception, and so is often hailed as the third co-founder. Sowmya is responsible for monitoring and reporting Rang De's impact on the communities we work with.

Arvind Sridharan

Principal Engineer

You must be the change you wish to see in the world

Mahatma Gandhi

Arvind, a wannabe social entrepreneur began his professional career with Rang De's technology team. With an engineering degree from NIT, Trichy, Arvind decided to opt out of the rat race and join Rang De as soon as he completed his degree. His involvement in the technology team has grown over the years. His analytical abilities and keen eye for design have been responsible for many technology features and the website. Arvind's passion for Rang De and social change have always ensured that the technology team is aligned to the social objectives.

Swati Agarwal

Senior Staff Engineer

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas A. Edison

Swati has a passion for technology. She has worked for well known organizations such as Capgemini and Cognizant. An engineer from MNIT Allahabad, Swati took a break from her corporate career and became a full-time mom. Learning new technologies and being in a challenging environment is something that excites Swati. She enjoys being part of the Rang De team as it allows her to use her passion for a great cause.

Suresh Pattu

Interaction and Visual Designer

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Swami Vivekananda

Suresh breathes life into our web pages and our communication with his mindblowing designs. His desire to learn and his ability to grasp new technologies leaves everyone speechless. When he joined us, Suresh was the youngest in the team. His passion and the drive to learn have left even the experienced far behind. If you haven't guessed already, Suresh is our Web Designer and a great team member to have in the organization.

Santhosh SM

Staff Engineer

The mind is everything. What you THINK you BECOME.

Gautam Buddha

Santhosh never imagined that writing lines of code could also impact lives. When he joined Rang De as a software developer and realised the impact of his work, it was a dream come true. Santosh is passionate about technology and has a real zest for learning new ones. He dreams of becoming a successful programmer and hopes to continue using his expertise to bring about social change.

Kavitha Udupa

Finance Manager

You can't leave a footprint that lasts if you're always walking on tiptoe.

Marion Blakey

Kavitha, our Finance Manager, believes nothing is impossible. She likes to push the boundaries and sets high standards of excellence. Kavitha holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration and chose to work for Rang De to put her knowledge and skills to best use. As the organisation's Finance Manager, Kavitha manages the social investments and other functions related to finance.

Sushmita Banda

Manager, Digital Marketing

But if you never try you'll never know

Coldplay

Everybody has a story and it deserves to be told. Sushmita joined Rang De to do just that. She is here to share the myriad stories of Rang De and its borrowers using diverse media. Having completed her post graduation in Communications, Sushmita enjoys working for Rang De as she is confident that her work will positively affect somebody's life atleast in the tiniest way possible.

Pramod A

Manager, Field Audits and Partnerships

Learn from your mistakes.

Napolean

Pramod completed his Master's degree in Social Work from Gulbarga University and went on to complete the Deshpande Fellowship. True to his passion of working with people, his role of Manager, Field Audit & Partnerships provides him the opportunity to work closely with our Field Partners and the communities that they reach out to. He strongly believes in Napoleon's quote and always reminds himself of the importance of learning. He is also a cricket enthusiast and a music lover.

Sumangala K

Manager, Field Audits & Partnership

Work is Worship

Basavanna

Sumangala enjoys working with Field Partners and interacting with Borrowers. She loves the fact that Rang De is able to enable individuals to bring about social change, reaching out to people from low-income households and encouraging them to overcome poverty. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work and manages Rang De's relationships with Field Partners.

Sangamesh Anabi

Manager, Field Audits & Partnerships

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

Abdul Kalam

Sangamesh hails from Gulbarga and has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce. He believes that hardwork and punctuality can take you places. He aspires to become a Chartered Accountant and has a keen interest in accounting and business economics. His interests don't stop there. He loves to read, watch movies and play chess. Sangamesh works as Manager, Field Audits & Partnerships.

Min Jia Ng

Singapore Chapter Representative

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.

Martin Luther King Jr

Min Jia holds a Bachelors Degree in Management of Information Systems from the National University of Singapore. Having worked for 4 years as a SAP consultant with a multinational firm, she became soul-weary with the corporate modus operandi and made a conscious decision to seek opportunities in the social space. Min stumbled upon Rang De and found it to be an exciting opportunity to work for a worthy cause. Min represents Rang De in Singapore and is working towards increasing awareness about Rang De in the island country.