Mohandas Pai is chairman of Manipal Global Education Services and a former Board Member of the National Stock Exchange in India. He is the former CFO and Board Member at Infosys and has served on the Board of SEBI, He has helped start over 14 different funds in venture, growth, and public markets. He also co-leads a private equity fund – Aarin Capital – that invests in life sciences and education companies. A selection of the companies includes Byju’s, Counsyl, ZoomCar, Praxify, PharmEasy, YourStory, and Licious.

Mohandas has contributed to various philanthropic initiatives in the areas of education, health, nutrition, policy, and governance. He was a trustee and helped found the Akshaya Patra Foundation, a school lunch meal program that feeds 1.8 million school children every day in India. He also donated to help set up various computer centers in Karnataka and multiple scholarship programs.

Mohandas is a Padma Shri Awardee and works actively with government and regulators on policy recommendations and guidelines.