Meet Our Board Members
Visionary leadership committed to transformative education and social empowerment.
Shri Subhas Chandra Choudhury
Founder & Chairman
Mr. Choudhury is an officer from Indian Revenue Services (IRS) who retired as the Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise. During his work tenure he has handled various responsibilities being posted in different states of India and has extensive experience in tax administration. He is popular in Indian Revenue Service for his highest ethical standard, professionalism, strategic interventions, hard work, peer group influence, team capacity building and dedication for the service.
He founded Vikash Educational Charitable Trust out of his passion to develop youth, work for the cause of the society and to contribute fruitfully even during the post retirement period. Being the Founder and Chairman of the Trust he provides overall leadership for the team. He mentors, guides and helps the team for the best programmatic implementation. He takes keen interest on developing partnerships and collaborations both nationally and internationally while nurturing the existing ones. Mr. Choudhury provides personal attention to the youth in their academic and career enhancement coaching them individually. A large number of Civil Servants, Professors, Scientists, Doctors, Engineers are the product of his sacrificial service and commitment for the youth.
Apart from the above, he also handles other multiple higher responsibilities. He is full of enthusiasm, energy and will power to bring tremendous transformation in the lives of the underprivileged and meritorious youth. At present, he is also the Head of The Taxmen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Along with this, he serves as the Director for Sadhav Shipping Ltd., a private company working in shipping industry. He also handles the responsibility of the Secretary for SEEDS India, an organization working for the development activities. In addition, he is one of the Trustee for North South Foundation, India a branch of North South Foundation, USA which provides educational scholarship for the underprivileged youth. In addition, he plays another crucial role as Trustee in Kalinga Hospital Foundation, Bhubaneswar. His Hardworking nature, visionary mindset, dedicated services and ethical standards have been a great blessing for the stakeholders in Odisha especially for the youth and children. He loves travelling, reading books, building relationship with others, doing yoga and meditation as well.
Mrs. Meera Choudhury
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
Mrs. Choudhury is the Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Trust. Though she has been a home-maker throughout her life but she has been playing a crucial role being a strong instrumental in motivating and inspiring in the foundational process of Vikash Educational Charitable Trust. Continuously she has been supporting for the cause and objective of the Trust through both her direct and indirect involvements. She supports through visiting institutions as well as caring for and encouraging girl students of a charitable nursing college. She is a loving, caring and kind-hearted person who not only has taken care of her family very well but also others who required help and support.
She is always engaged with some charity work and puts her time and resources for the development of youth. She engages in literary writings and has been editor of an Odia magazine called Arunima. She also co-edited “Utkalikaâ€, a magazine published by Delhi based organization called Utkalini. She is a permanent member of Utkalini, New Delhi, which is a community of Odia women in Delhi and she had been it’s treasurer and Vice-president for a long time.
Mr. Anurag Choudhury
Trustee
Mr. Anurag has completed MA and MBA (George Washington University, USA & IIM Ahmedabad). He is one of the Trustee in Vikash Educational Charitable Trust. He was the CEO Vikash Educational Charitable Trust from November 2014 to October 2017. Also he was one of the faculty of General Studies, International Affairs, Geopolitics and Security for the Complementary Education Initiative (CEI) of VECT which prepares students for the Civil Services Examinations.
He is a senior professional with a track record of superlative performance working with top corporate, political and social leaders around the world to advance institutional goals which includes 22 years of global leadership experience in delivering tangible impact across roles in general management, strategy and consulting across North America, Europe, India, Asia Pacific and Caribbean. He was the advisor to Govt of Odisha on Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking and Systems (CCTNS). He has been member of several high-level committees on developmental systems, policy design & implementation, including Chief Secretary's Apex Committee, Home Secretary's Committee, and Director General of Police's Empowered Committee.
Mr. Choudhury Headed (Alumni Relations, Global Partnerships & International Affairs, Academic and Corporate Collaborations, Strategic Initiatives, Government Engagement, and Community Engagement) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He handled programs and visits of Presidents and Prime Ministers and other senior dignitaries e.g. Honourable President of Seychelles and his team; Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors, Consul Generals, Consuls, Secret Service Officers, Honourable External Affairs Minister of India and other dignitaries including Consul General of the United States, France, Malaysia, etc. He was also a member of Academic Council and member of PhD Committee of the UPL University of Sustainable Technology.
Dr. Priyadarshan Patra
Trustee
Dr. Priyadarsan Patra former Vice Chancellor of NIST University, who earlier served as a Chief Architect and Principal Scientist of the global R&D divisions of Intel Corp (USA) and as the Dean of Computer Sciences at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and Dean of Research at Xavier University. Over the years, he created and led world-class research and development for Servers, Systems-on-Chip, and smart devices. His research interests include Computer and Systems Architect, and Artificial Intelligence. He is an enthusiastic Organizer UPES and an original promoter of SEEDS, which is a US-based charitable organization engaged in the development of Odisha.
Dr. Dhananda Kanta Mishra
Trustee
Dr. D.K. Mishra is Managing Director at RaSpect.AI. and Research Associate at HKUST. Completed major research project at HKUST (www.ust.hk) as a Visiting Scholar while on sabbatical leave from KMBB College of Engg. and Tech under the Biju Patnaik University of Technology. His research interests are in the fields of non-destructive testing, cement, concrete, supplementary cementitious materials, fibre-reinforced composites, self-sensing and self-healing smart materials and AI-driven defect detection.