Bhanu Prasad Mellachervu Naga
India
MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation, 2019
Green Templeton College, Oxford
Funding: Oxford-Hoffmann
Bhanu is passionate about bringing a socio-economic transformation to India. After more than a decade working in the technology consulting world with some of the most influential brands and thought leaders, he worked on challenging problems in the Public Services space at the intersection of digital technology and social good. As a leader at one of India’s first Open Social Innovation Centres at Digital Impact Square (An Initiative by TCS Foundation), he coached young innovators to create sustainable social startups. In 2016 he was one of 12 Indian Leaders to be awarded the prestigious Chevening Gurukul Fellowship at King's College London to research the Public Policy-Practice Gap. Bhanu also has a Master’s degree in General Management from Harvard University.
Bhanu is currently a Coach of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, running one of the most sought-after early-stage social entrepreneurship support programs in the country. He is inducted as a Professor of Practice at Center for Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jodhpur. He volunteers his time to provide a practitioner’s view to the Center.
Bhanu is based in Bengaluru, India.
