Journalists, engineers and practitioners who have spent their careers in newsrooms, institutions and communities across India.
Chairman
Pratap Somvanshi
PPratap Somvanshi is the Managing Editor of the Hindi daily Hindustan and has spent more than 35 years in Hindi print and online journalism.
He has also served as Executive Editor and Senior Resident Editor at Hindustan, and as Resident Editor at Amar Ujala. He has taught media and communication as visiting faculty at Allahabad University and Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, and was a resource person on the Government of India's Curriculum Board of Non-Formal Education (1991–2001). A poet, lyricist and author, he received the Panos South Asia Media Fellowship (1999) and the KC Kulish International Merit Award (2017).
He brings decades of editorial judgement and a deep commitment to public knowledge, and chairs the International Summit on AI in Media & Journalism series.
- 35+ years in journalism
- Managing Editor, Hindustan
- Poet and author
- Chair, AI Summit series
Executive Director
Rajesh Singh
Rajesh Singh has worked as a consultant with the World Bank and held senior roles at Hindustan Times and Hindustan Unilever.
He brings expertise in community and institutional partnerships, working with government and development institutions to bring digital readiness to more people.
- Executive Director, IMLF
- Consultant, World Bank
- Hindustan Times
- Hindustan Unilever
Director, Research and Social Impact
Pratima Singh
Pratima Singh is an electronics engineer and a Director of Sakshi, a Delhi-based NGO that works with women and children.
She brings expertise in research and social impact: understanding what people and communities need, and whether the work is making a real difference.
Director, Strategy and Planning
Rohan Sharma
Rohan Sharma is the CEO of Ravivar Vichar, an Indore-based media organisation focused on women's empowerment and self-help groups. He has worked as a consultant with TCS, Accenture and Oracle, and also works in writing and film production. He brings expertise in strategy and planning, and leads IMLF Voices, our anonymous interview study with teachers, parents and journalists.
Director, Technology and Innovation
Sampath Thammanaveni
Sampath Thammanaveni has spent eight years in index research at a financial consulting company. He brings expertise in technology, data and AI. He holds a five-year Integrated M.Tech in Engineering Physics from IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
