Founding Team

The Good Human Being Index is built by a passionate founding team who believe that goodness can be nurtured, quantified, and celebrated. Together, they are designing systems to inspire positive change at a personal and collective level.

Dr. Anil Joshi

Scientist & Philosopher
USA

Rtn. Chandrani Chakraborty

Humanitarian
India & USA

Dr. Alodeep Sanyal

Scientist
USA

Mr. Bapi Dash

Technologist
UAE

Dr. Bharat Kotecha

Spirituality & Philosophy
India

Arvind Thiagarajan

Inventor & Entrepreneur
USA & India

Dr. Anil Joshi

(Scientist & Philosopher)

Anil Joshi, BDS, MPH, is the founder and CEO of IntelliH, a digital nurse-enabled patient monitoring company in Chicago. Formerly, he was an Assistant Professor of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Before founding IntelliH, he started AnalyticsPlus, which focused on Big Data and Machine Learning based analytics in healthcare. He has published multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals in the areas of dentistry, medicine, and population health.

Anil holds a dental degree from Calcutta University and a master's in public health from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His Postdoctoral Research Fellowship was in Medical Informatics at the Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University. Anil is passionate about empowering providers and patients through advanced digital health and AI technologies and helping chronic disease patients.

He is fascinated by the intricacies of defining a good human being and how to bring Eastern and Western thoughts together on this century-old topic and build an index applicable to current time.

Rtn. Chandrani Chakraborty

(Humanitarian)

A Humanitarian and a Major Donor, Chandrani is a third generation Rotarian, She has served as the President of her club in 2012-13. Chandrani has been Assistant Governor Administration in the year 2015-16 and 2022-23, 2023-24 and Assistant Governor Service in 2024-25 and 2025-26. She has spearheaded many educational and health care related projects. Her focus has been extending quality education and health care facilities to the under privileged.
She has also served as Chair ,Events in the year 2016-17, the Chair Fund Raising Committee of the Rotary District 3291 in 2020-21.
Chandrani has been in various committees in the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and an executive committee member of the environment committee in CII.
After completing Masters of Science from the Calcutta University, Chandrani Chakraborty started her business in the field of Information Technology with focus on software product development. She was part of the prestigious Edusat project which aimed at extending quality education to remote regions.

Dr. Alodeep Sanyal

(Scientist)

Alodeep Sanyal is an Indian American computer scientist and is the co-founder and CEO of LifePlus, Inc., a company leading the path to the world’s first ever non-invasive continuous glucose and blood pressure monitoring wearable medical device. Alodeep is a semiconductor industry veteran and played leading roles in developing next generation server products for Intel Corporation before switching to his current role at LifePlus. He is considered a thought leader in the domain of deep-health wearable products and multi-variate physiological data analysis. Alodeep speaks extensively at the leading conferences and meetings in the broad domain of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, wearable technologies, telehealth and AI. Alodeep is a senior member of IEEE and received a master of science in computer science from Colorado State University, Fort Collins and doctor of philosophy in computer engineering from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Bapi Dash

MD | Menas Global

(Technologist)

Bapi Dash, an investor and entrepreneur, has been actively contributing to the innovation ecosystem by bridging the gap between R&D and securing funding.
He holds a an Engineering Degree in Telecom Technology and a Master’s in International Business. His professional journey started with Wipro, TCS and Macmillan, after which he embarked on his entrepreneurial journey with E-learning and consulting. Since then, he has been part of multiple projects as a partner and investor across diverse sectors spanning DefTech, FinTech, HealthTech and GreenTech. He has a Holding company structured out of Abu Dhabi and Zurich.
Through the Good Human Being Foundation and Index, he envisions fostering a community of conscious stakeholders committed to enhancing human-centric values in the workplace and beyond for a better tomorrow.

Dr. Bharat Kotecha

(Spirituality & Philosophy)

"Serve the world with humility, for in serving others, you serve the divine present within them." — Atharvaveda 12.1.45
With a lifelong commitment to this principle, Dr. Bharat Kotecha integrates this philosophy of service across his personal, professional, and spiritual life. As a highly regarded business strategist and mentor, ethical investor and devoted humanitarian, Dr. Kotecha has devoted over 35 years to advancing entrepreneurship and protecting the rights of financial investors. He is the Founder and Vice President of the Investors' Grievances Forum (IGF), where he tirelessly advocates for investor empowerment, transparency, and the ethical stewardship of resources. His efforts with IGF and collaborations with numerous social and non-governmental organizations reflect his dedication to fostering societal well-being.
Dr. Kotecha’s impactful contributions have earned him the distinguished “Great Son of India” award from the ‘All-India Conference of Intellectuals’—a prestigious organization founded five decades ago by former Chief Justices of India, Supreme Court judges, and state governors. This honour acknowledges his profound contributions to social, financial, and industrial development in India.
Dr. Kotecha’s spiritual journey is equally profound, as he has a deep-rooted passion for spirituality and the study of Vedic scriptures. He has studied the Bhagavad Gita, various Vedas, Upanishads and religious texts from multiple religions and sects, fostering a deep understanding of diverse philosophical perspectives. His studies, particularly within Sanatan Dharma, Vallabh Vedanta, and Vaishnavism, are complemented by top-ranking achievements in advanced courses and certifications. Having completed a Master of Arts in Philosophy, he is now pursuing a Ph.D. on the Core Principles of Vallabhacharya Philosophy as a Solution for Global Peace and Blissful Harmony. Through this research, Dr. Kotecha aspires to apply ancient wisdom toward contemporary solutions for inner and outer peace, unity, and a harmonious world.

Arvind Thiagarajan

(Inventor & Entrepreneur)

Arvind Thiagarajan is the Founder & CEO of HD Medical Inc. He is an inventor and entrepreneur with a history of founding, advising, and building technology companies. Arvind was given a special award from Member of Parliament for Science and Technology from the Government of India for his contributions to research and science and his work as part of HD Medical won the Socially Relevant Product (SRP) award in IIT Madras. His inventions have helped in screening thousands of children and people in India and worldwide. The HD Medical products invented by Arvind have been used to screen over 100,000 children in India to detect cardiac murmurs and defects. This resulted in early detection and timely intervention to save more than 100 children’s lives so far.
His second invention, a data compression technology called ABO (Adaptive Binary Optimization) at MatrixView was chosen as the "Top 5 evolving technologies" by CNBC Asia and also named twice the Frost & Sullivan "Best Technology Award" for medical imaging. Hundreds of hospitals worldwide use MatrixView’s technology for solving storage and transmission issues. Arvind took MatrixView Public in the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), and the stock price went up from A$50 Million to almost A$250 Million market cap value at its peak.
Arvind is also a Founding Trustee and Director of Heart to Heart Foundation, which supports the Free Heart surgeries of underprivileged children in India; the Foundation is Chaired by Legendary Cricketer Mr. Sunil Gavaskar and Arvind has hosted Mr. Gavaskar in events in 30+ cities in USA to create Awareness for the Charitable cause. More than 35,000 children’s lives were saved with completely Free Heart Surgeries & Procedures with the support of Heart to Heart Foundation. He also volunteers for SAI Global Mission Foundation which is focused on Societal Advancement Initiatives for providing Free Healthcare, Education and Nutrition to underserved communities worldwide. In India, more than 400 Villages are being benefited every week and over 2 Million villagers have benefitted from the Free Healthcare & Nutrition programs since 2006.
Arvind was mentored by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India. He graduated from the College of Engineering, Guindy part of the Anna University in India with an engineering degree in Electronics and Communications. Arvind specializes in signal processing and algorithm development with multiple granted and pending patents along with several award-winning technical publications under his name.