Prabhat Kumar
Co-Founder
Our Team
People Behind the Purpose.
Grassroots change is built by people—people who listen, learn, experiment, solve problems and keep showing up.
SumArth brings together professionals, field practitioners, community mobilisers, technical experts and grassroots leaders united by a common purpose.
Our Leadership
Prabhat Kumar
Co-Founder
Prabhat brings extensive experience in rural livelihoods, agriculture, enterprise development and grassroots innovation. His work has focused on building practical systems that connect farmers with knowledge, technology, infrastructure and markets.
Dr. Surbhi Kumari
Co-Founder
Dr. Surbhi Kumari works at the intersection of women's empowerment, sustainable livelihoods and menstrual health & dignity.
A grassroots practitioner and menstrual health educator, she leads community-focused interventions that create safe spaces for women and girls while strengthening their economic and social agency.
Mayank Jain
Co-Founder
Mayank is part of SumArth's founding leadership and has contributed to the organisation's evolution and development journey.
Shashi Ranjan Kumar
Co-Founder
Shashi has contributed to SumArth's grassroots journey and organisational development since its formative years.
Ravi Ranjan Kumar
Co-Founder
Ravi contributes to SumArth's mission of strengthening sustainable rural livelihoods and community-led development.
Our Team
Our impact is made possible by a wider team working across:
Programme Management
Field Operations
Community Mobilisation
Training
Data & Monitoring
Processing
Marketing & Market Linkage
Finance & Administration
Most importantly, our work is strengthened every day by the women, farmers and community leaders who become champions of change within their own villages.
Our Advisors & Mentors
SumArth is supported by experienced professionals and mentors from development, agriculture, sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance and management.
Their perspectives help us think beyond implementation and continuously strengthen our programmes, systems and long-term strategy.
Our Full Team
Mayank Jain
Co-Founder
Dr. Surbhi Kumari
Co-Founder
Physician & Public Health Leader
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Shashi Ranjan Kumar
Co-Founder
Ravi Ranjan Kumar
Co-founder
Vishnuchit Anand
Director
Vishwesh Kumar
CDO
Gaurav Anand
Director, Accounts
Manoj Kumar
Director Operations
Priyanka Rani
Data Manager
Abhishek Kumar
Head Marketing
Rohit Kumar
Director, Field
Rakesh Kumar
Marketing Manager
Annu Kumari
Field Manager
Anshu Mala Kumari
Program Associate
Diksha Singh
Field Manager
Balwant Singh
Plant Manager
Surendra Kumar
Plant Operator
Rinku Devi
Plant Operator
Sheela Devi
Community Mobiliser
Rosy Devi
Community Mobilizer
Kajal Kumari
Field Officer
Anshu Kumari
Field Officer
Our Advisors & Mentors
Satendra K Jain
Ex GM, NTPC, 40+ years sustainability & environment
Pramath Raj Sinha
Founding Dean-ISB, Founder–Ashoka University, Partner – McKinsey & Co
Kirti Mishra
Consultant – World Bank, 20+ year exp.,Ex-Partner – MART
Amita Yadav
State Program Manager –Clinton Foundation,John Hopkins Medical College
Pankaj Singh
Urban Farmer, 15+ year exp.,Seed Scientist &Agripreneur
Rajesh Singh
Agripreneur, XLRI Graduate, 10+ year exp., Ex-Director– USHA Martin Agro
TT Venkat
Impact Investment Fund Manager, Worked with Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance and Deloitte
Gaurav Sharma
Kaustubh
Vikash Kumar Sinha
Deepender Singla
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