Board of Directors
Krishan Mittal
Founder and President, Kris Mittal is retired from a long career in project management, executing turnkey fossil and nuclear power projects in the US and overseas. He is a licensed PE and certified PMP. He also served as a Patent Examiner in the US Patent and Trademark Office. He received his BSEE from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and an MBA from New York University.
Shobhna Goyal
Shobhna Goyal is a Lead Architect for Mobility and VoIP services at AT&T. Her focus is on designing these services on cloud platforms. Shobhna has significantly shaped AT&T's cloud and automation infrastructures. She received both her Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Dinender Singla
Dr. Singla is a Professor and Head of the Division of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. His major area of research is related to stem cells, heart failure, diabetes, inflammation and cardiac regeneration.
He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Punjabi University, Patiala, and his Ph.D. from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Jayanti Patel
Jay Patel is at U.S. Patent and Trademark office as a Supervisory Patent Examiner in areas of Video/Audio Data Compression and Digital Communication. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Birla Engineering College, Vallabh Vidya Nagar and MSEE from The City College of New York.
Ramki Ramakrishnan
Ramki Ramakrishnan is retired from a long career as a Power System Manager at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a research facility of Princeton University. A fully licensed PE, his primary area of focus has been designing power systems for Fusion Experimental Devices. He holds an MSEE and an MBA.
ADVISeRS
Ashok Mittal
Dr. Ashok Mittal M.Com, Phd. is retired Professor from Delhi University. He has served on Board of Governors of ICFAI Universities and serves on Board of Directors of several industries and charities.
PARTNERS
As the Ignite Life Challenge funds innovative proposals, it will partner with universities and organizations across the US and India to fulfill its goals. These entities include universities and non-profit groups in both countries.