Mrs. Shweta Rawat
Chairperson, Co-founder
Mrs Sweta Rawat’s family along with Manoj Bhargava, founded The Hans Foundation in 2009. She has played a key role in defining the goals and direction of the organization. Since its conception, The Hans Foundation, has funded social initiatives and projects in areas of healthcare, women empowerment, livelihood, disability, and education across India.
Describing The Hans Foundation’s vision, Ms. Rawat explains, “The foundation’s aim is to provide equal access to quality facilities for healthcare and education, and to provide a dignified livelihood to all people, regardless of age, gender, caste and religion. From mobile health clinics and hospitals, to drinking water purification at a village level, the foundation has taken a comprehensive approach to healthcare.”
In addition, Ms. Rawat has emphasized the importance of enhancing agriculture in impoverished communities, as it is a key element in both health as well as income generation. The foundation has also supported numerous large projects for education, from mid-days meals to computer training courses to full adoption of schools. Ms. Rawat stresses disability projects as a key part of The Hans Foundation’s efforts. Having taken on a highly diversified portfolio of projects, Ms. Rawat has ensured that The Hans Foundation reaches out to all marginalized communities in need of support.
Mrs Sweta Rawat has a B.A. in International Relations from American University in Washington DC and a M.A. in Human Rights and Politics from City University, UK.
Manoj Bhargava
Principal Donor, Co-founder
Manoj Bhargava is a philanthropist and entrepreneur, most known as founder and CEO of 5-hour Energy, a 2-ounce energy shot. He signed the Giving Pledge in 2012, and has committed over 90% of his wealth to charitable causes. He frequently visits India to provide his input to building The Hans Foundation’s activities.
Apart from his charity work, he has set aside funds to to address the world’s most pressing issues. His projects include highly efficient water desalination and several health products to revolutionize healthcare worldwide. Many of these products are set to launch in 2015.
Early in his life, Bhargava worked at a variety of jobs including construction labourer, cleaning contractor, accounting clerk, taxi driver, printing press operator and business manager. He started a plastics raw material company in 1990, Prime PVC Inc., now called Prime Conduit, which he grew to $20 million in sales and then sold to a private equity firm. After that he started a consumer products company, Living Essentials. In 2004, the company developed the product “5-Hour Energy”, which has become a well-known brand in the United States.
Bhargava attended high school at the Hill School in Pottstown, PA, graduating in 1972 before attending Princeton University. He dropped out after completing one year. After that he dedicated many years to a spiritual education in India and the United States.
He was born in Lucknow, India.
Other Team Members
Delhi Office
Lt. Gen. S. M. Mehta (Retd), AVSM, SM, VSM**
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. G Venkateswara Rao
Executive Director
Prabhat Kumar
Director – Finance & Admin
Col Sanjay Gangwar
Director – Programme & Evaluation
Sudeep Sinha
Director – Programme & Evaluation
Mohd. Naseem
Senior Manager – Finance & Grants
Swati Sharma
Senior Programme Manager
Jagrity Sharan
Senior Programme Manager
Dinesh Menaria
Programme Manager
Shobhit Sharma
Programme Manager
Chandni Tandon
Programme Manager
Shabina Bano
Programme Manager
Kaveri Dixit
Programme Manager
Raghav Kumar
IT Manager
Love Kumar Arora
Manager – Finance & Audit
Satya Prakash Sharma
Administration Manager
Shruti Gakhar
Executive Secretary
Khushboo Saif
Deputy Programme Manager
Mohan Singh Negi
Document Management
Vishal Singh
Officer- IT & Systems
Sapna Tiwari
Accountant
Ritika Bhardwaj
Programme Associate
Kaainaat Khan
Programme Associate
Chitvan Chamadia
Programme Associate
Aayushi Rawat
Finance Associate
Dehradun Office
Vijay Jamwal
Director – Programme & Evaluation
Krishna Trivedi
Programme Manager
Seema Singh
Programme Manager
Sonal Vishnoi
Programme Manager
Shishu Pal Mehta
Programme Manager
Neeraj Kumar Sharma
Deputy Manager – Finance & Admin
Yudhvir Singh
Programme Associate
Bhaskaranand Kaptiyal
Administrative Assistant
Almora
(Himadri Hans Handlooms)
Director – Hans Handlooms
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