Leadership &
Advisors
Guiding Vision. Grounded Action. Trusted Impact. — the people who steer MDIF's mission across technology, policy, education, and sustainability.
Founder & Visionary Leader
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Founder, Chairman & CEO · Modern Digital Innovation Foundation
With 25+ years of global experience across Asia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East, Dr. Naveen is a pioneer in cloud computing, AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity. He is the creator of the "Proof of Intelligence" consensus mechanism and the author of three published books covering blockchain, telecom policy, and India's data protection law.
Published Books
- Blockchain: Opportunities Beyond Bitcoin — ISBN 978-93-6045-022-9
- Signal Lost: The Telecom Dues Crisis — ISBN 978-93-343-1928-6
- DPDPA for All: India's New Data Protection Era Made Simple
Senior Advisor — Sustainability, Education & Outreach
Dr. Anil Khandelwal
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer · Modern Digital Innovation Foundation
35+ years as a Chemistry professor before voluntary retirement, Dr. Anil is a pioneer in green chemistry curriculum development. His entrepreneurial background in jewelry manufacturing and retail brings both academic rigour and business acumen. He leads MDIF's digital device recycling and climate-aware technology programmes.
Our Expert Advisors
A distinguished panel of specialists guiding MDIF across law, technology, governance, and innovation.
Sanjay Verma
Digital Governance
Digital governance, public sector strategy, and emerging technology policy frameworks.
Dr. Honey Gocher
Cyber Intelligence
Cyber intelligence, advanced threat detection, and secure engineering architectures.
Dr. Vikas Kumar
AI Security
AI-driven security systems, network protection, and intelligent threat mitigation.
Advocate Bhuvnesh Vyas
Cyber Law
Cyber law, digital governance, and civil and criminal law with focus on IT compliance.
Meet Bisht
IoT & Edge AI
IoT systems, embedded engineering, and edge AI applications for citizen technology.
Nishit Dayal
Startup Growth
Serial entrepreneur with expertise in startup growth, business development, and scaling social impact ventures.
Our Wider Community
Beyond the core team, MDIF is powered by cyber law experts, AI researchers, grassroots educators, and policy professionals across India.