Helen Whelan

Educational Initiatives Pvt Ltd. develops and offers assessment products and services for schools. Its assessment products and services clearly pinpoints what students are learning, gives insight into the learning process, and provides concrete ways to improve learning and teaching efficiencies. The firm offers interactive tools that include Mindspark, a digital self learning program; ASSET, Detailed Assessment, CCE Certificate Course, Teacher Evaluation Program and Teacher Sheets. The company was founded by Sridhar Krishnaswamy Rajagopalan, Sudhir Vishnu Ghodke and Venkat Krishnan Natarajan in 2001 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

The Tata Group operates as holding company with interests in hospitality, automotive, engineering, energy, chemical, oil and gas. It operates through its operating companies such as Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Teleservices, Titan, Tata Communications and Indian Hotels. The company was founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

IBM India Pvt. Ltd. provides information technology solutions. Its products include mainframes and servers, storage systems and peripherals, processors, and memory chips. The firm provides solutions to the financial services, manufacturing, process, distribution, government, and infrastructure sectors. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Pratham Education Foundation is an Indian organization that focuses on promoting basic literacy to establish a secure foundation for learning, both in and out of school. The organization collaborates with governments, communities, educators, and industry to address gaps in India's education system. The non-profit company is based in Mumbai, India. Pratham has a vast network spanning 21 Indian states and has reached 75 million children and youth since its inception. Pratham's work has been recognized through major international awards. Pratham USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with 14 chapters across the United States that raise awareness and mobilize financial resources. The organization consistently achieves a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for "sound fiscal management" and "commitment to accountability and transparency." The Indian company was founded by Madhav Chavan. The CEO is Rukmini Banerji.

Central Square Foundation is engaged in providing philanthropic services. It support and partners with organizations working on innovative solutions in education. The company was founded by Ashish Dhawan in 2012 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Persistent Systems, Inc. provides software development, consultancy, and system integration services. Its products include accelerite, connected healthcare and digital banking. The firm serves banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare and life sciences and software and technology industries. The company was founded by Anand Suresh Deshpande in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Alphabet, Inc., Google India Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides computer programming services. The company is based in Bangalore, India. The company was founded in 2003 by Arvind Jain.