A serial entrepreneur, Amit has been building start-ups for almost 20 years. His most substantial successes have been in the fuel commodity supply sector, with the establishment of BioUrja Trading, LLC, and LogiBo, LLC, along with grains commodities via West Plains, LLC. 

Overall, the BioUrja Group has grown in just seven years to be a leading fuel supplier globally, achieving annual revenues over USD$5 Billion and supplying over 1 billion gallons of fuel to its customers. For these achievements, Amit was recognised as a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2013.

Amit is also an active philanthropist. He has been active in supporting the Houston community as well as charitable organisations across the United States, with a particular focus on education and children’s causes.

“When I visited a Magic Bus sporting activity in the slums of Mumbai with my wife and kids, we were struck by the tremendous joy and hope that the organisation brings to underprivileged children. Words just can’t capture what they do – it truly is magical.”

A serial entrepreneur, Amit has been building start-ups for almost 20 years. His most substantial successes have been in the fuel commodity supply sector, with the establishment of BioUrja Trading, LLC, and LogiBo, LLC, along with grains commodities via West Plains, LLC.

Overall, the BioUrja Group has grown in just seven years to be a leading fuel supplier globally, achieving annual revenues over USD$5 Billion and supplying over 1 billion gallons of fuel to its customers. For these achievements, Amit was recognised as a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2013.

Amit is also an active philanthropist. He has been active in supporting the Houston community as well as charitable organisations across the United States, with a particular focus on education and children’s causes.

“When I visited a Magic Bus sporting activity in the slums of Mumbai with my wife and kids, we were struck by the tremendous joy and hope that the organisation brings to underprivileged children. Words just can’t capture what they do – it truly is magical.”

Barbara is the Head of Communications & Media at BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt (BMW Foundation). Barbara studied sinology and economics at the University of Hamburg and the Chinese People's University in Beijing. During her studies, she worked as a freelancer for a German daily newspaper and subsequently at the Institute of Asian Studies of today's German Institute of Global and Area Studies in Hamburg. Later, Barbara Müller headed the China office of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the German-Chinese Association. In 2002, she joined the BMW Foundation to advance the expansion of the Foundation's Asia programmes. Since September 2011, she began to build up and develop a new communications department within the BMW Foundation.

Clive Lewis is Chairman of UK fashion business River Island and its parent company LFH International Ltd. Having qualified as a Barrister in 1979, Clive has spent his career with LFH, working across Real Estate, Finance & Investment and Retail in a number of countries. He is the Chairman of The Newlife Foundation, a UK Child health charity.

Deepak is currently Founder and Director of DSG Partners Asia Pte Ltd. Formerly he was the Founder and Managing Director of Beacon India Private Equity Fund, as well as GEM India. Deepak is an FCA (ICAEW) and qualified as a UK Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in London. He currently serves on the board of Baker's Circle, Bhayana Builders, Impresario, Indostar Capital Finance, Sula Wines, Remy Sula, Saffronart, Trak Ltd and Vatika Group and on the advisory board at Dawn Capital, a UK-focused Venture Capital Fund.

Deepak has an MBA (Distinction) from INSEAD, and an LLB (Hons) from King's College London.

Deval has provided philanthropists with intelligent investment strategies directing over INR 100 crores into the Indian social sector over the past 14 years. He incubated the Indian Philanthropy Forum mobilising over 250 members who are driving the philanthropy agenda in India. He also initiated India’s largest collaborative giving a platform, Dasra Giving Circles, which combines in-depth research, funding and managerial support enabling 15 – 30x scale. Deval has also written articles for esteemed publications such as Business India and Alliance Magazine and has been quoted in media channels like Times of India, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Mint, Bloomberg TV and NDTV. 

Before founding Dasra, Deval was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, which has equipped him to develop a unique philanthropic investment model that brings rigor and discipline to the sector. Deval’s experience in the social sector enabled him to play a vital role in the inception of the Times of India Social-Impact Awards 2011. He is engaged with both philanthropists and social entrepreneurs and has spoken about this unique investment model at leading events such as the Global Philanthropy Forum, Unconvention and Maidan Summit, among others. He has been instrumental in building partnerships with top leaders from the sector such as Omidyar Network (ON), Vodafone Foundation and ICICI Foundation to name a few. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, completing his Bachelor of Business Administration with a dual Honours Degree in Business and Finance and a minor in Asian Studies.

"Magic Bus has the strongest youth development programme in India today. The children enrolled in the programme have a school attendance rate of 80%. Magic Bus has spent the past 19 years refining its model and has invested heavily in programme development and impact assessment to ensure they are consistently changing lives. With the 240 million new joiners to the job market in India over the next twenty years, Magic Bus focuses on providing those in its programme a strong foundation, not only for technical training but, more importantly, preparing them for the workforce with the necessary soft skills and motivation. Dasra directs funding into the social sector and we are proud that Magic Bus was our first funding recipient and one of our most successful to date."

Deval has provided philanthropists with intelligent investment strategies directing over INR 100 crores into the Indian social sector over the past 14 years. He incubated the Indian Philanthropy Forum mobilising over 250 members who are driving the philanthropy agenda in India. He also initiated India’s largest collaborative giving a platform, Dasra Giving Circles, which combines in-depth research, funding and managerial support enabling 15 – 30x scale. Deval has also written articles for esteemed publications such as Business India and Alliance Magazine and has been quoted in media channels like Times of India, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Mint, Bloomberg TV and NDTV.

Before founding Dasra, Deval was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, which has equipped him to develop a unique philanthropic investment model that brings rigor and discipline to the sector. Deval’s experience in the social sector enabled him to play a vital role in the inception of the Times of India Social-Impact Awards 2011. He is engaged with both philanthropists and social entrepreneurs and has spoken about this unique investment model at leading events such as the Global Philanthropy Forum, Unconvention and Maidan Summit, among others. He has been instrumental in building partnerships with top leaders from the sector such as Omidyar Network (ON), Vodafone Foundation and ICICI Foundation to name a few. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, completing his Bachelor of Business Administration with a dual Honours Degree in Business and Finance and a minor in Asian Studies.

"Magic Bus has the strongest youth development programme in India today. The children enrolled in the programme have a school attendance rate of 80%. Magic Bus has spent the past 19 years refining its model and has invested heavily in programme development and impact assessment to ensure they are consistently changing lives. With the 240 million new joiners to the job market in India over the next twenty years, Magic Bus focuses on providing those in its programme a strong foundation, not only for technical training but, more importantly, preparing them for the workforce with the necessary soft skills and motivation. Dasra directs funding into the social sector and we are proud that Magic Bus was our first funding recipient and one of our most successful to date."

Jai is the Partner-in-Charge of Gibson Dunn's Singapore office and the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Pathak has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, dispositions, privatizations, joint ventures, licensing, infrastructure development, as well as private equity, and structured finance transactions. He has significant experience in the telecommunications, IT, banking, hospitality, oil/gas, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

Chambers & Partners Global and Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2012 editions ranked Mr. Pathak as a leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A in Singapore and in the same category in India, where he is noted as an 'expert based abroad'. Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2012 identified him as one of the most highly acclaimed legal experts in General Corporate Practice in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Pathak graduated from law school at Oxford University in 1984 (M.A., 1989) and received his LL.M from the University of Virginia in 1985. He previously earned his B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. degrees from the University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Jaideep Khanna is the CEO & Country Head of Barclays India. He is a member of Barclays’ Asia Pacific Executive Committee and has been instrumental in building Barclays India franchise over the last decade. From 1991 till 2001, Jaideep has had intensive and diverse experience in merchant banking, debt origination, and debt capital market at renowned banks such as ANZ Grindlays, ABN Amro, and Deutsche Bank. Jaideep has a Master of Science degree in Applied Physics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, New York.

Global CEO at the Magic Bus Foundation, Jayant Rastogi has over 25+ years of experience in the corporate and social sector. Prior to joining the Magic Bus Foundation, he worked extensively with top Indian & multinational corporations; he was the CEO of Motorola Solutions, South Asia and has been in several leadership positions at an Asia Pacific level. In addition to this, Jayant has also nurtured his entrepreneurial ambitions by being at the helm of two technology-led initiatives: A social venture focused on providing affordable healthcare for the underprivileged and an aggregator platform for commercial transportation. Jayant is a mechanical engineer, with a flair for scaling up and driving large business operations. He is an avid believer in the benefits of Yoga and plays tennis and badminton.

Jens studied Law and Economics in Osnabrueck and Leiden and also holds a degree in European Telecommunications and Antitrust Law. In the past, he has worked with Deutsche Telekom AG and VIAG Interkom GmbH & Co and has extensive experience in the telecoms and converging communications industry. As part of his specialisation, he advises national and international clients in relation to communications regulation, policy, and transactions, as well as in competition and media law.

Jens is currently a Partner with CMS Hasche Sigle

Jonathan joined the Magic Bus UK Board in February 2010. He has professionally worked as a corporate in-house lawyer and company secretary. He worked for many years in senior legal and managerial roles with Reuters, the leading provider of online information. This included three years living in Hong Kong, providing legal advice and support to local management throughout the Asia Pacific region.

In 2008, he was awarded the ICSA Postgraduate Certificate in Charity Management from London South Bank University.

"Children have no choice over the conditions in which they are born and brought up, that can shape their whole lives. Millions of children in India exist in desperate poverty and deprivation; yet, if offered the right support and guidance, they can take control and radically transform their lives. I believe that we have a responsibility to give them this chance and that Magic Bus is the ideal medium to achieve this".

Kapil Mathur is Managing Partner of The Math Group at Morgan Stanley and leads a team overseeing over $1 billion for leading families throughout the United States.  Mr. Mathur is a Senior Portfolio Management Director, Branch Manager, and Co-Chair of the Firm’s 2,000+ member Multicultural Employee Networking Group.   He is perennially recognised by Forbes on their Best In State Financial Advisor List.

Mr. Mathur has extensive experience advising CEOs as an investor, investment banker, and consultant.   He previously was with McKinsey & Company, Dell Corporate Strategy, and MSD Capital.  Mr. Mathur holds a BBA in Business Honors and Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

In addition to serving as President of the Magic Bus Houston Board, Mr. Mathur is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cullinan Park Conservancy and is a Past President of the Harvard Business School Club of Houston.  

Mr. Mathur is a proud Canadian by birth and lives in Sugar Land, Texas, with his wife, Dr. Sheela Parekh, and their children Shan and Karina.  He enjoys soccer, travel, wine tasting, and philanthropy.   

Formerly Chief Operating Officer of Cox and Kings and Founder of Cleartrip.com, Matthew comes with an extensive experience in senior positions in the corporate sector and an intuitive understanding of the needs of children and youth in India.

In 1999, Matthew established Magic Bus, and he has grown the organization from an informal, volunteer-led activity for disadvantaged children, into a leading organization working in the area of mentoring some of India’s poorest children and young people from education to livelihood.

Matthew has been elected an Ashoka Fellow, a TED Fellow and more recently an ACSEP Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP) Fellow. In 2007, he was awarded an MBE for services to children in the Commonwealth.

Rajeev Dubey is the President (Group HR, Corporate Services & After-Market) & Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. He is Chairman of Mahindra Insurance Brokers and First Choice Services and serves on the Boards of several Group companies. He is the Chairman of the CSR Council also.

Rajeev joined Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. in January 2004 after a career spanning 29 years in the Tata Group. He studied Economics at Delhi University, and at the Delhi School of Economics, and then went on to do his MBA at the Yale School of Management, USA, as a J N Tata scholar, where he was selected as a Distinguished Alumnus of the School.

In addition to his other responsibilities, Rajeev is also the President of the Employers’ Federation of India (EFI), and a member of the National Executive Committee of The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Along with Magic Bus, Rajeev also serves on the Boards of Walchand Talent First, the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Technology (LBSIMT) and the School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL).

“It is an honour and a privilege for me to have been associated with Magic Bus for the past few years as a Member of the Board. Being involved with the work being done by Magic Bus for Human capital formation in the most socially and economically disadvantaged sections of the Society is something which adds meaning and purpose to my life. Skill development, employability, and employment are key areas for the stability and growth of the nation, and I have every reason to believe that Magic Bus will make significant contributions in this space in the years to come.”

A technology industry insider for over 25 years, Ram has worked in companies large and small from Netscape to Amazon. He is a Board Member for Google and started Sherpalo Venture Capital in 2000 with the goal of applying his wealth of operating and company building experience to promising early stage ventures.

Ram's knowledge of and advice on issues ranging from raising venture capital, key management hiring, making the right product choices and defining and adapting the business model to changing market conditions can help you to secure early customer wins, build momentum from a standing start, and generate international growth. Ram also sits on the board of Naukri.com, a leading Indian job-seeker website.

"Magic Bus with its passionate volunteers and mentors have changed the trajectory and lives of countless young children growing up in poverty by providing them with livelihoods and a sense of purpose."

Ruby is an experienced business advisor to the private company market. She has worked in professional services firms for over 30 years, the last 20 at PwC where she was a partner whose roles included heading up the Private Business practice, leading on the PwC sponsored Private Business Awards and latterly as leader of the Milton Keynes office.

Having retired as a PwC partner at the end of June 2019, she now wears many hats supporting the private, public and charitable sectors. She also continues to mentor individuals and supports organisations with their Diversity and Inclusion agenda.

Her other roles include: Chair of TOTM (an organic and sustainable feminine hygiene products business), Director of Twenty3 (a MK based sports intelligence business), Non Exec Director of Wells and Co (a local Family Business in the brewing and Pub sector), Board Governor of Milton Keynes College and Trustee and Vice Chair of Women Leaders UK (a MK based Charity). When not engaging in business, education and opening up and sharing networks, Ruby is a British Red Cross Volunteer and works at the MK Winter Night Shelter. She enjoys walking the dog, keeping fit, and growing vegetables.

Samantha is the Managing Director of Nayar Global. She has been involved with numerous charities in the US and Australia primarily working with differently-abled children and AIDS. Samantha has worked in advertising and marketing, with many of the major global agencies in Account Management, for 16 years. She has worked with a varied range of high-profile brands including Coca-Cola, Nestle, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Goodyear, United Distillers, Ferrari, Guerlain, De Beers, and Gillette, across the globe.

In her former position as Executive Vice President and Worldwide Account Director for BBDO in New York, she was running $250 million of business in 70 markets.

Samantha is Managing Director of Nayar Global. She has been involved with numerous charities in the US and Australia primarily working with differently-abled children and AIDS. Samantha has worked in advertising and marketing, with many of the major global agencies in Account Management, for 16 years. She has worked with a varied range of high-profile brands including Coca-Cola, Nestle, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Goodyear, United Distillers, Ferrari, Guerlain, De Beers and Gillette, across the globe.

In her former position as Executive Vice President and Worldwide Account Director for BBDO in New York, she was running $250 million of business in 70 markets.

Sandeep Murthy is a Partner at Lightbox and as an early investor in InMobi and InfoEdge, two of India's billion-dollar technology unicorns, Sandeep Murthy is one of the builders of India's Internet economy. And he hasn't just seen the highs and lows play out as an investor but has actually roughed it out in operational roles including one as the CEO of Cleartrip in 2006 for two years. Today he's a co-founder and partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm based in Mumbai that works closely with entrepreneurs from across India to build world class teams and consumer technology products.

Sandeep did his undergrad in both business and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania as well as an MBA from Wharton.

“By applying business principles and metrics, Magic Bus is tackling the challenge of creating opportunity and changing behaviour in the less privileged corners of our country on a massive scale. I am proud to support this effort and believe that it is only through these type of innovative and scalable efforts will we be able to make a tangible impact on poverty.”

Shaneen Parikh is a Partner with the law Firm of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, one of India's foremost law firms. Her main areas of practice are alternate dispute resolution and corporate and commercial litigation and general advisory work. She has acted for several multinational and domestic companies in arbitrations, regulatory forums, and courts across the country.

"Having been a keen sportswoman (a competitive equestrienne and dancer), I recognise the value of sport in personal development and discipline and believe entirely in the value of the Magic Bus programmes and mission."

Shaneen Parikh is a Partner with the law Firm of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, one of India's foremost law firms. Her main areas of practice are alternate dispute resolution and corporate and commercial litigation and general advisory work. She has acted for several multinational and domestic companies in arbitrations, regulatory forums, and courts across the country.

"Having been a keen sportswoman (a competitive equestrienne and dancer), I recognise the value of sport in personal development and discipline and believe entirely in the value of the Magic Bus programmes and mission."

Vik Uppal is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Capital Partners, a real estate credit focused investment firm. He joined the firm as part of Axar Capital Management’s strategic investment in Terra. At Axar, Mr. Uppal was a Partner and Head of Real Estate. Prior to Axar, Mr. Uppal was a Managing Director on the Investment Team at Fortress Investment Group’s Credit and Real Estate Funds and Co-Head of North American Real Estate Investments at Mount Kellett Capital Management, a private investment organization with $8 billion of assets under management.

Mr. Uppal is a member of the President’s Council of The Real Estate Roundtable, a non-profit public policy organization that helps ensure a more cohesive industry voice is heard by government officials and the public about real estate and its important role in the global economy. Mr. Uppal is an active member and serves as a board member of Magic Bus.

Mr. Uppal holds a BS from the University of St. Thomas and a MS from Columbia University.