Board of Directors
Dr. Santanu Dasgupta
Founder & CEOChampioning Bioeconomy: From lab to policy to market — transforming science into solutions that scale
Dr. Dasgupta is a molecular biologist working towards a game changing Bioeconomy for India and the globe. A PhD, with numerous publications, and patents, he has led R&D at Monsanto and Reliance Industries, and now serves as a Bioeconomy Champion at the WEF.
He bridges science, business, and policy towards responsible innovation. Balancing tech potential with society, he helps shape initiatives that transform industries and communities through a sustainable, science-driven future.
Prosun Kumar Roy
Founder & CTOTechno-entrepreneur, automation strategist, and international speaker on digital transformation
Prosun is a seasoned techno-entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience spanning defence electronics, telecommunications, digital transformation, and AI. He contributed to advanced defence systems at Larsen & Toubro, led major telecom rollouts and operations at Reliance Infocomm and Ericsson, and co-founded PROCAT Transformation and Networking LLP. He mentors startups and SMEs while actively contributing as a branding strategist, writer, and international speaker.
Shantanu Lahiri
Founder & COOOperations strategist, corporate advisor, specializing in risk mitigation and business scaling
Shantanu is a senior business leader with over 31 years of experience in hospitality, healthcare, technology, and strategic consulting. A hospitality management professional with expertise in food safety and quality systems, he founded White Lotus Advisory Services and serves as an Independent Director at Intellect Hospitality. He advises multiple organizations on governance, branding, market research, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth.
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Tomal Dattaroy
Navigating complex global regulations turning cutting-edge science into safe business solutions
Retired AVP of Regulatory Affairs at Reliance Industries; navigates global compliance across India,
UK, EU, and US markets, turning cutting-edge food, ag-tech, and biotech science into market-ready
products
Dr. John Cumbers
Synthetic biology leader, deep-tech investor, and global innovation community founder
Founder of SynBioBeta, the world's leading synthetic biology community; ex-NASA bioengineer and
deep-tech investor who has launched multiple biotech startups, bringing unmatched network reach
and sector foresight
Dr. Natarajan Venkateswaran
Enterprise AI expert, industrial R&D strategist, and Computer Science Professor of Practice
Built Reliance's enterprise AI vertical; 33 years bridging chemical engineering with Generative and
Agentic AI. Professor of Practice at Dayananda Sagar University, backed by numerous patents and
publications
Dr. Tom Griffin
Industrial biotech leader, sustainable aviation fuel expert, and former U.S. Nuclear Navy officer
COO of Edeniq and former Co-CEO of Viridos; led sustainable aviation fuel investments at
Breakthrough Energy Ventures. 30+ years scaling biofuels and biochemicals at DuPont and Reliance
Industries
Dr. Jim Roberts
Visionary physician-scientist, global healthcare, engineered algae, biologic therapeutics
Founder & CSO of Lumen Bioscience, pioneering engineered algae as a therapeutic-protein platform;
50+ patents, former Fred Hutch cancer researcher, driving next-generation global health innovation
through biologics
Dr. (Prof) Nilanjan Roy
Empowering biotech, pharmaceutical goals, AI-driven data insights, global research, innovative product solutions
Genomics and computational biology expert integrating AI with drug discovery; former Cleveland
Clinic researcher and 12-year NIPER Mohali academic leader, now pioneering AI-driven AgTech
innovation
Dr. Debasis Bagchi
Clinical leadership, academic excellence, high standards medicinal chemistry, wellness IP
Four-decade medicinal chemistry authority; Director of Innovation at Dr. Herbs LLC, Fellow of the
Royal Society of Medicine, and Past President of the American College of Nutrition