YIF Mentorship Programme

Mentorship Programme

Mentorship is one of the key pillars of the YIF, where the Fellows are connected to Mentors with strong personal, academic and professional track records who positively impact and guide their journeys during and beyond the YIF.

Vision

To enable Fellows to form a mentoring relationship, which allows them to build and foster meaningful connections with leaders who are experienced in various aspects of work and life.

Opportunities

The Programme offers the space:

• For the Mentor
  • To help young individuals realise their full potential and grow into future leaders
  • To connect and engage with young individuals who have fresh new perspectives
  • To play an integral part in shaping their life after YIF
• For the Mentee
  • To connect with leaders having both expertise and experiences
  • To get personalized advice and guidance as they make important decisions
  • To get a wider perspective on their journey ahead

List of Mentors

For the year 2018-19, we had a pool of over 120 Mentors. Some of the Mentors for this year include:

Mentor’s Name	Mentor’s Designation
Aparna Sanyal	Managing Partner, Mixed Media Productions
Ashutosh Chadha	Vice President & Head Public Policy and Government Affairs South Asia, Mastercard
Dev Tayde	Executive Director, Indicorps and Co-founder, Down To Earth & Jagruti
Dharmesh Makwana	Managing Director – India, Maven Agency
Dhiraj Nayyar	Director- Economics & Policy, Vedanta Resources Limited
Dhruv Agarwala	CEO, Proptiger.com; Housing.com; Makaan.com
Estelle Metayer	Founder & President, Competia
Dr. Giti Chandra	Affiliated Scholar, United Nations University
Manickam Narayanan	Executive Director, Ultimate Players Association of India
Pavan Gandhok	Vice Dean, Jindal Global School of Business, Jindal Global University
Rajiv Sahney	Co-Founder & Chairman, NV Consultancy & Research Services DMCC
Ravi Sreedharan	Founder & Director, ISDM
Ritwik Agrawal	Graduate Researcher, University of Missouri and Professor, Ashoka University
Sameer Shisodia	Founder & CEO, Linger Leisure
Samir Kuckreja	Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality Private Limited
Sanjay Mehta	Financial Controller, Standard Chartered Bank India (till October 2016). Founder Partner, FinaLiteY LLP (since April 2019)
Satyam Vyas	Founder, Arthan
Shilpa Sharma	Co-founder- Jaypore, Breakaway (Experiential Travel) and Mustard Restaurants. Craft Evangelist & Consultant: Creative & Lifestyle Business
Smita Mathur Jha	Managing Director, Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States
Sudheendra Hangal	Professor, Ashoka University
Suman Srivastav	Founder, Marketing Unplugged
Sushil Jhangiani	Executive Coach and Leadership Development Facilitator, Independent Consultant
Uma Chakravarti	Historian and Filmmaker
Vineet Gupta	Managing Director, Jamboree Education; Founder, Ashoka University
Dr. Mandar Vaidya	CEO-South East Asia and Middle East, OYO