Health Parliament is led and advised by the world's foremost leaders in health, policy and technology.

Real Work, Great Leaders, Right Policies

Leadership

Sets direction and represents Health Parliament globally.

Board Members

Governance and vision.

Mr. Bakul Patel

Board Member

Mr. Bakul Patel

He is the world’s foremost leader in Digital Health & has played a key role in shaping the domain. He pioneered and coined the term ‘SaMD’, risk framework for medical device regulators globally, software pre-cert pilot program, framework for (AI/ML)-Based Software. Mr. Patel was the Founding Director for the Digital Health Center of Excellence at the US-FDA, Fmr Chief Digital Health Officer- Global Strategy and Innovation at US-FDA. Currently, the Senior Director, Global Digital Health Strategy & Regulatory Health @Google

Mr. Manish Dureja

Board Member

Mr. Manish Dureja

Manish Dureja is the Managing Director of Jet Privilege. He has been at the helm of affairs, spearheading initiatives. He is an industry expert with over 20 years of experience. Manish is an active member of many professional societies and is a thought leader on marketing, loyalty programme design and development, strategic planning, airline revenue management and CRM.

Mr. Ranjan Bargotra

Board Member

Mr. Ranjan Bargotra

An advertising and corporate leader with over 30 years track record of building and managing brands. Worked with category leader consumer brands, large corporates and has extensive exposure to the government. His Specialities lies in Advertising and Branding, Strategic Planning, Insight Mining, Communication Strategy, People Management and Motivation.

Mr. Ashish Srivastava

Board Member

Mr. Ashish Srivastava

A seasoned senior executive and thought leader. Has built organizations, defined technology strategies, and overseen large and complex programs. As an innovator and technology strategist, overseen the development of AI & data-driven products and solutions in Telecom, Consumer-Goods, Manufacturing, Health, and Retail.

Ms. Kopal Gupta

Board Member

Ms. Kopal Gupta

Holds a Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MSc Tech) and a PG Diploma in IPR. She has been serving as a member of the board of directors of Global Advisory & Associated Services, since 2013. She is a science enthusiast and her interest lies in academics and ESD (Education for Sustainable Development).

Mr. Ajinkya Rahane

Board Member

Mr. Ajinkya Rahane

Cricket Legend and Former Captain, Indian Cricket Team

Dr. Tobias Silberzahn

Board Member

Dr. Tobias Silberzahn

Independent Advisor and Board Member, Senior Fellow for BSt Gesundheit, a daughter organization of the Bertelsmann Foundation

Advisory Board

Bringing global expertise to Health Parliament's work.

Prof. (Dr.) Thomas Zeltner

Advisor

Prof. (Dr.) Thomas Zeltner

Chairman, WHO Foundation & Deputy Chair of the University Council at the Medical University of Vienna. President, Swiss Commission for UNESCO & President & Chairman of the Board, Swiss Research Institute of Public Health & Addiction.

Dr. Devi Shetty

Advisor

Dr. Devi Shetty

Dr. Shetty is the Founder and Chairman at Narayana Health. A cardiac surgeon of repute and a successful entrepreneur, Dr Shetty is a highly respected luminary for his ingenious ideas for reforms in healthcare sector. His visionary leadership to make quality healthcare affordable for all has drawn global recognition. In association with Government of Karnataka, he has also pioneered Yeshaswini, a very inexpensive micro health insurance scheme benefitting more than 3.4 million rural poor. Dr. Shetty is the current Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and also the recipient of several prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri.

Mr. Aneesh Chopra

Advisor

Mr. Aneesh Chopra

Former and First U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Government of the United States (under President Barack Obama)

Dr. Elia Lima-Walton

Advisor

Dr. Elia Lima-Walton

Elia Lima-Walton, MD, PA, is a physician informaticist, data science executive, and leader in generative AI product development with over twelve years of experience in healthcare. Currently serving as Principal Product Manager at Mayo Clinic, she spearheads the design and incubation of high-impact data science and generative AI products, focusing on clinical practice, education, and research. Elia leads transformative machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI initiatives to enhance patient care, while overseeing the development of scalable data science architectures across the organization.

Prof. K. Srinath Reddy

Advisor

Prof. K. Srinath Reddy

Dr. K. Srinath Reddy is a renowned public health leader, former President of PHFI, and former head of Cardiology at AIIMS. He held the Bernard Lown Visiting Professorship at Harvard and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Harvard, Emory University, the University of Sydney, and the University of Pennsylvania. With over 570 publications, he has authored Make Health in India: Reaching A Billion Plus. He chaired India’s High-Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage and served as President of the World Heart Federation. He has received numerous accolades, including the Padma Bhushan, Luther Terry Medal, and Queen Elizabeth Medal, among others.

Mr. Paul Mitchell

Advisor

Mr. Paul Mitchell

Mr. Paul Mitchell is a revered global leader in technology. He is the Immediate Past Chair, United Nations’ Internet Governance Forum, Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), and Former Senior Director Technology Policy and Internet Governance, Microsoft.

Ms. Ann Mond Johnson

Advisor

Ms. Ann Mond Johnson

Ms. Ann Mond Johnson is presently CEO, American Telemedicine Association. She is former CEO of Zest Health, and former Co-Founder & CEO of Subimo. Previously she also served as Board Chair and Advisor to ConnectedHealth.

Mr. Steven Yeo

Advisor

Mr. Steven Yeo

Health Leader in Asia – Pacific region. Former, VP & Executive Director, HIMSS Asia Pacific & Middle East-GM, HIMSS Analytics Asia Pacific & ME, & former Director – Digital Health Group- Asia – Intel Corp.

Dr. Jay H. Sanders

Advisor

Dr. Jay H. Sanders

Founding Board Member and President Emeritus, American Telemedicine Association. President & CEO, The Global Telemedicine Group. Served on the NASA Biological and Physical Research Space Advisory Committee, as a consultant to the NASA Space Communication Center and was the Scientific Director for the NASA Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Commercial Space Center and headed the FCC’s Rural Healthcare Fund.

Dr. Joseph C. Kvedar

Advisor

Dr. Joseph C. Kvedar

President, American Telemedicine Association; Vice President, Partners Connected Health; Professor, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale

Advisor

Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale

Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale is a Scientist and Member of the Board of Governors at IIM Raipur.

Dr. Elliot Sloane

Advisor

Dr. Elliot Sloane

Global Healthcare IT leader. Emeritus Co-Chair of IHE International Board. Specialized areas of competence include eHealth, mHealth, HIPAA and HITECH compliance for privacy, security, confidentiality, and cybersecurity management.

Mr. Brian O’Connor

Advisor

Mr. Brian O’Connor

Chairman of the European Connected Health Alliance, which connects Governments, Industry, Research Institutes, Health Services, Patient Groups etc. through a Global Network of Ecosystems.

Mr. Richard Alvarez

Advisor

Mr. Richard Alvarez

Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Health Infoway, and the Canadian Institute of Health Information.

Prof. David Aylward

Advisor

Prof. David Aylward

Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine & First Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance.

Dr. Harry Greenspun

Advisor

Dr. Harry Greenspun

Former Partner & Chief Medical Officer, Guidehouse, USA. Former Managing Director, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.

Prof. S. Yunkap Kwankam

Advisor

Prof. S. Yunkap Kwankam

Former Chief of Telemedicine at WHO. Currently, Executive Director, International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH)

Mr. Gunjan Sinha

Advisor

Mr. Gunjan Sinha

Is an internet pioneer and Co-Founder and President of WhoWhere? Inc., a leading Internet directory services company that was acquired by Lycos in 1998. Gunjan currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Silicon Valley companies.

Mr. Vishal Gupta

Advisor

Mr. Vishal Gupta

Global CTO & CIO, SVP Connected Technology at Lexmark

Mr. Abhiroop Gandhi

Advisor

Mr. Abhiroop Gandhi

Co-founder and COO, EnlitenAI. Former Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Strategic Risk Management at Verily (formerly called Google Life Sciences). He has over 15 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and digital health.

Mr. Roman Devengenzo

Advisor

Mr. Roman Devengenzo

Former Technical Lead, Da Vinci Robotic Surgical Systems

Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch

Advisor

Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch

NASI-ICMR Chair on Public Health Research at Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS), Jaipur & President, JIPMER, Puducherry; Former Secretary, Department of Health Research, Government of India and Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research

Dr. R. K. Srivastava

Advisor

Dr. R. K. Srivastava

Former Chairman of Medical Council of India. Former Director General of Health Service, Government of India.

Dr. Bindu Dey

Advisor

Dr. Bindu Dey

Former Secretary, Technology Development Board, Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of India

Mr. Ananta P. Sarma

Advisor

Mr. Ananta P. Sarma

Former MD & CEO SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd and currently, Senior Advisor, IDBI Capital Markets & Security Ltd.

Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar

Advisor

Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar

Dr. Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar is an established technology leader with experience across sectors managing global customer, telecom, BFSI, Automotive, Healthcare, Government and Education.

Mr. J. C. Chaudhry

Advisor

Mr. J. C. Chaudhry

J.C. Chaudhry (JC) is amongst India’s most celebrated and award-winning teacher, author, mentor, numerologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Ms. Reena Sooch

Advisor

Ms. Reena Sooch

She was the former head of Ipsos’ Global Centre of Expertise in Connected Health. Has directed large strategic studies mapping connected health among payers, healthcare professionals and patients. She has worked for the NHS, UK as a cognitive behavioural therapist before running a mental health charity for a UK non-profit organization & is a Director for Ipsos based in London.

Dr. Monika Lukasiewicz

Advisor

Dr. Monika Lukasiewicz

Practising clinician with an interest in global health, and the expanding frontier of digital health. Publishing articles and books on female health. Public speaker in Poland and abroad.

Prof. Siddharth Arora

Advisor

Prof. Siddharth Arora

Programme Director, Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development (OICSD), University of Oxford.

Mr. Sudhir Tiwari

Advisor

Mr. Sudhir Tiwari

Sudhir is the Vice President and Head of Enterprises Engineering at Turtlemint, one of the largest Technology platforms for Insurance Distribution in Asia.

Mr. Vaibhav Gupta

Advisor

Mr. Vaibhav Gupta

Global Health and International Development professional. Worked with WHO & World Bank. A former Official on Special Duty with the Union Minister of IT Government of India.

Mr. Rajendra Upadhyaya

Advisor

Mr. Rajendra Upadhyaya

Worked across businesses and verticals, with a special expertise in turnaround and startup operations. A former Vice President at TATA Teleservices.

Dr. Archana Tapuria

Advisor

Dr. Archana Tapuria

Clinical Lead, Big Picture Medical, UK; Digital Health Researcher, King’s College London.

Dr. Rahul K. Garg

Advisor

Dr. Rahul K. Garg

A physician turned strategy consultant who has advised global corporations on the topics of health, insurance, and technology. He is an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad.

Dr. Sukhampreet Kaur

Advisor

Dr. Sukhampreet Kaur

Healthcare innovation and quality consultant. Medical advisor with content development expertise. MD, MBA.

Mr. Abhishek Sahasrabudhe

Advisor

Mr. Abhishek Sahasrabudhe

Versatile experience in various industries (automotive, technology, Med-tech/healthcare) working on diverse projects. Currently working as a Technical Lead for Johnson & Johnson, Robotics & Digital Solutions. Has over 6 patents and 3 publications.

Ms. Rajashree Menon

Advisor

Ms. Rajashree Menon

Health and life science industry professional with expertise in communications and engagement.

Mr. Krishna Chandra

Advisor – Training & Certification

Mr. Krishna Chandra

Is an expert in Healthcare IT implementation and training. MHA, CPHIMS, PRINCE2P

Team

Disruptors turning vision into reality.

Ms. Sakshi Pandita

Associate Project Director

Ms. Sakshi Pandita

A biotechnologist and microbiologist who thrives off positive results and seeks opportunities to continue learning and growing. Her areas of interest are stem cell technology and digital healthcare.

Ms. Akshita Tyagi

Associate Project Director

Ms. Akshita Tyagi

Masters in Biotechnology and has worked as a trainee in a project in DU (Department of Botany) under Science and Engineering Research Board for the study of Fungi and their use in Bioremediation.

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

Associate Project Director

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

She is a physician, researcher, and digital health enthusiast and has co-authored the Unlocking Human Potential Framework. In addition to her professional pursuits, Dr. Manpreet has also volunteered with Teach for India and Mentor Together. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the Kalimba to find balance in her life.

Ms. Palak Dubey

Senior Project Associate

Ms. Palak Dubey

Bachelor’s in Fashion Designing from Pearl Academy and Diploma in Graphic Design and Communications from NIFT Delhi. Has done several internships in the design industry as well as has worked as Assistant Merchandiser with an export house.

Dr. Sabhya Kulshreshtha

Project Associate

Dr. Sabhya Kulshreshtha

Dr. Sabhya Kulshreshtha is a gold medalist in dentistry and holds a Master of Public Health degree from Ambedkar University, Delhi. She has gained valuable experience through internships at Niti Aayog's Health vertical and DevInsights Private Limited.

Ms. Ambika Bose

Project Associate - UI/UX Design

Ms. Ambika Bose

Ms Ambika holds a master's degree in Social Design from Ambedkar University, Delhi. She has pursued several internships in design and has worked with the government as well.

Mr. Hittanshu Upadhyay

IT Associate

Mr. Hittanshu Upadhyay

A computer engineer and tech enthusiast, specializing in developing innovative solutions. He focuses on creating smart systems and applications, utilizing advanced technologies to drive efficiency and deliver impactful results.

Mr. Ebin M Yohannan

Project Associate

Mr. Ebin M Yohannan

Healthcare professional with a PGDM in Healthcare Management, experience in hospital operations and healthcare market research, and a growing passion for digital health strengthened by academic exposure to Health IT and data-driven healthcare solutions.

Ms. Kritika Mittal

Project Associate

Ms. Kritika Mittal

With a background in Pharmacy and a Master's in Hospital Administration, I am driven to integrate healthcare systems with technology for meaningful, population-level impact.

Mr. Gaurav Patil

Agentic AI Engineer

Mr. Gaurav Patil

A computer engineering graduate and AI enthusiast, focused on building intelligent, scalable applications. He specializes in full-stack development and agentic AI systems, leveraging modern frameworks and machine learning to deliver efficient, real-world solutions.

Mr. Chirag Patil

Agentic AI Engineer

Mr. Chirag Patil

A computer engineering student focused on building AI-driven and automation-first systems. Works on designing reliable workflows that combine intelligent decision-making with scalable, real-world application logic.

Mr. Kaustubh Bane

Product Engineer

Mr. Kaustubh Bane

Passionate about crafting seamless web experiences with Next.js, I thrive on embracing new challenges and exploring the latest tech trends to elevate my skills.

Ms. Harman Kaur Dhaliwal

Intern

Ms. Harman Kaur Dhaliwal

Passionate about healthcare innovation, digital health, and population health, with a strong interest in leveraging research, data, and interdisciplinary collaboration to develop sustainable solutions that enhance healthcare delivery and improve public health outcomes, she has a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Juniata College, USA, and currently pursuing a Master's in Public Health.

Ms. Bhawana Chaudhary

Project Associate - Chairman's Office

Ms. Bhawana Chaudhary

Master's graduate in International Relations with a strong foundation in Political Science, passionate about the intersection of digital health, health policy, global governance, and evidence-based research.

Ms. Debosmita Gupta

Project Associate - Chairman's Office

Ms. Debosmita Gupta

An Economics postgraduate who thrives on research and data, bringing rigorous analytical thinking and a keen eye for translating complex findings into policy-relevant insights.

Mr. Darsh Iyer

Forward Deployed Engineer- Intern

Mr. Darsh Iyer

Passionate about AI and machine learning, I enjoy hackathons and building stuff from scratch, always excited to explore new tech. Pursuing my M.E. in Computer Science & Engineering at TIET Patiala.