Chairman at World Phone Internet Services –

Dr. M.R. Anand belongs to the 1981 Batch of the Indian Economic Service (IES). Before leaving the service (on retirement), he was Principal Economic Adviser, Government of India in the Ministry of Communications, DoT and prior to that he was Senior Adviser in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and MD / CEO Media Lab Asia (now renamed as Digital India Corporation). He holds a Phd and an MPhil in Economics from CDS Trivandrum, Masters from BITS, Pilani, Diplome in Enterprise Management from IIAP, Paris, Diploma in Systems Management and a Diploma in French. –

Ph.D.(Environmental Planning) Engineering, Environmental Planning , Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture, Urban Water Systems and Integrated Urban Water Management, Natural Resource Vulnerability Analysis, Land Suitability Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment –

Take-charge leader, bolstered subordinate enablement efforts using competitive strategies and effective communications and bring excellent skills to train and mentor large team forces. –

Experienced professional in the research and consulting industry. Passionate about creating positive change by applying theory and experience into practice. –

Runs a corporate financial advisory firm, working actively in raising debt and private equity. Strategic Advisor to companies in Internet of Things, Life Sciences R&D, Genomics, Pharma – Funding and Strategic alliances and Partnerships. –

Earlier managed a creative digital agency “Cybergraff” working on a variety of website and branding ventures developing focused communication for all the clients. –