Core Team

Dr. J M Sampath, PhD (Managing Director - EFIL)

Sampath brings in more than two decades of rich experience in value-based leadership with a depth

& clarity that fuel his passion to leave behind something significant for the world! Sampath is a

quintessential learner. His years of personal research and observation have evolved into models of

individual development and organizational development. Working with individuals with a

fundamental process-oriented approach, Sampath’s life and mission parallel facilitation of the

movement towards wisdom, in the quest for excellence, in all spheres of human activity.

Formal Education

• Ashoka Fellow 1991 – 1993

• Masters in Social Work from Madras School of Social Work, India.

• Training and Development (Indian Society for Training and Development, Ahmedabad)

• Doctoral work is in the area of "Building Organizational Culture through a Process of Value

Clarification".

• A licensed practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programme

• Extensive hours of Human Process labs training at Indian Society of Applied Behavioral

Sciences and Indian Society of Individual and Social development (T-Group and Encounter

group).

Dr. Kalpana Sampath, PhD (Director - EFIL)

Kalpana is passionate about developing the school of thought on Evolutionary Leadership and is

focused on educational research. She brings with her sound grounding in performing arts and art

therapy which enables her to take the rich age-old wisdom embedded in our eastern school of

thought to the rest of the world. Her work is a continuum from involvement with corporate

personnel, educational leaders, school principals, teachers, students and women.

Formal Education

• Masters in Social Work from Bangalore University School of Social Work, India. (Gold

Medalist)

• Doctoral work is in the area of "Feeling of Belongingness and its various behavioural

Manifestations in

the Organizational Context

• Masters in Indian Classical Dance from Government of Karnataka, India (State Rank

Holder)

• Trained in Human Process labs at Indian Society of Applied Behavioral Sciences (T- Group

and Encounter group).

• Certified practitioner of individual and organizational assessment from the Academy of

Human Resource Development.

• Certified practitioner in Gestalt Human Growth Processes

• Research Associate at Indian Institute if Management (Ahmedabad) under Dr. T.V.Rao

Anuradha Shivakumar alias Pinky (Head - EQUBE)

• A MSc. in Forensic Science, MA in Criminology, Public Administration and Literature,

Anuradha brings her versatile experience to reach out to participants from varied

backgrounds. She is also a trained NIE consultant (through Times of India) and a language

trainer who has conducted workshop for Government official from the education

departments, government teachers and Students. She has an excellent command over Hindi

language.

Seethalakshmi (Senior Facilitator)

• A marketing professional from Delhi University with over ten years of rich experience in

media industry she has been the main coordinator for EQUBE programs. Having a passion for

working with children and using the media and visual medium for effective communication,

she handles classes with ease and energy.