KHPT's Senior Management Team consists of highly experienced professionals.

Mr John Anthony, obtained his masters in rural development from the Xavier's Institute of Social Service and later did a one year fellowship in Public Health with the Public Health Management Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. He has worked in Bihar on UNICEF related projects and then moved to Catholic Relief Services working in northern India. Currently, he is Team leader, KSAPS, Technical Support Unit, which supports the state in its HIV/AIDS work.

Ms Parinita Bhattacharjee, Director, Programmes, is a graduate from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and has extensive experience in designing and managing programmes for HIV prevention. A strong believer in planning with the community, she specialises in preparing participatory tools on sexual health. At KHPT, Ms Bhattacharjee leads the design and implementation of outreach programmes.

Dr James Blanchard, is an epidemiologist, public health physician, and Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba. He has spent the last decade working on HIV prevention in India and contributed to the design of the National AIDS Control Programme. At KHPT, Dr Blanchard provides technical support for HIV prevention and care programmes.

Dr Ramesh BM, Project Director Mother, Neonatal & Child Health (MNCH) Project and Director, Monitoring & Evaluation, has a PhD in Demography and is a former faculty member of the International Institute for Population Sciences. He has over twenty years of experience designing research studies and management information systems in HIV/AIDS and reproductive health.

Mr Mohan HL, Director, Community Mobilisation and Communications, is a social scientist. He has spent close to two decades working in the development sector, especially in the areas of non-formal and adolescent education. Mr Mohan has wide experience as a consultant for development projects in India and other countries, working with UNFPA, UNESCO and UNICEF.

Mr Sukatirtha HS, Director, Finance, is an accredited member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has more than twenty years of experience managing the finances of NGOs working in the health sector in India.

Dr Srinath Maddur, Director, Capacity Building, is a psychologist, and has more than a decade of experience in the field of HIV/AIDS, a substantial part as a trainer. He has worked extensively with people living with HIV and street children.

Dr Stephen Moses, Project Director, Sankalp, is a physician and public health specialist with over twenty-five years of experience in reproductive and sexual health, pioneering HIV prevention programmes in Kenya and India. Dr Moses is a Professor at the University of Manitoba and Country Director for the university?s HIV and AIDS programmes in India.

Mr Senthil Murugan, Director, Strategic Initiatives & Knowledge Translation, is a social scientist with extensive community experience. He has developed national policies and strategies to reach vulnerable groups, studied the socio-economic condition of women in sex work and their children, and managed HIV prevention programmes in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Mr Arkajyothi Samanta, Director, Human Resources has extensive experience in human resources, with a background of working in several public sector undertakings and NGOs.

Dr Mrunal Shetye, Project Director, KHPT GFATM- 6 CCC project, has extensive experience in the field of health. He has worked as a surveillance medical officer with the W.H.O. in the National Polio Eradication Program, and as Medical Officer with the National AIDS Research Institute in Pune.

Dr. Priyamvada Singh, has 20 years of experience in the development sector in the areas of health, HIV/AIDS and education. Having led several program teams, she has been involved in developing national and state program implementation plans and targeted intervention operational guidelines. Dr. Singh is also a member of NACO's Technical Resource Group on TIs and is an author of several publications on HIV/AIDS.

Dr Reynold Washington, Project Director, Samastha is a public health specialist with a decade of experience in HIV prevention and care. He has worked as a technical advisor to many national and international bodies working on HIV/AIDS and health. Dr Washington leads his team in strengthening STI services, implementing treatment protocols, and supporting research studies at KHPT.

Mr. Ashokanand H.S, Director, Advocacy is a member of the Karnataka Administrative Service. He has over two decades of experience of working on various developmental issues like watershed management, disaster management. He has held esteemed position in various departments of the government. His expertise lies in the area of empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

Dr. Prakash K H, Director, Medical Services is a public health and occupational health specialist with an in-depth knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s), HIV-TB co infection and Basic HIV Care & Surveillance. He has worked with UNICEF, India on its Routine Immunization Program and with WHO on the National Polio & Measles Surveillance Project. Dr. Prakash shares his knowledge and technical expertise with the state team on HIV Sentinel Surveillance and is also a member of the State Steering Committee on HIV-TB.