Dr Andy Anil is an entrepreneur with 25 years of cross functional leadership experience in multi-national roles. He has founded two successful Ed-Tech start-ups viz Disha Kiran in India & MapMyMind in UK working with the Government, reputed educational institutes and international corporate brands for psychometric assessments, wellness, mental health & employee engagement. He has worked relentlessly to help children identify their true passion by launching the DishaKiran app in 12 Indian languages and reaching more than 2 lac children across the country.
A PhD from IIT Delhi in Nano-composites applications for ballistic protection, he is a pioneer in indigenous bullet proof jackets. He is also responsible for the creation of Centre of excellence for ballistics at IIT Delhi. As an Officer of India Army Col Andy has had wide operational experience across the geography of India including high altitude and desert terrain. He was a master in technology-intensive & people centric environment including psychometric analysis, organizational behavior’s, mental health management, wellness, design & development of ballistic materials, ballistic testing, MRO of Armored Fighting Vehicles, Manufacturing Excellence ,Power T&D, Risk management, Defence Procurement & Business Development.
He has the distinction of representing the Indian Army in Democratic Republic of Congo as a United Nation peacekeeper. He is a music aficionado and has deep interest in Hindustani and Carnatic classical music forms. He lives with his family in Delhi. Dr Andy Anil is also a TEDx Speaker.
Dr Andy Anil is also a classical music & poetry buff and a Dog lover.