CSO Partners is guided by a Governing Body, which is being expanded to include eminent people from the development and corporate sectors. The current members of the body are:

Nandan Maluste – President

Nandan Maluste was educated at the Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai; Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT); Manchester Business School, England,  and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.  

Now an investment and private banker, Nandan has uniquely worked across India, the United Kingdom and the Gulf as public accountant, management consultant, journalist, advertising executive, entrepreneur, board member of companies and trusts, researcher and consultant in government, social activist, and founder of an art fund.

Nandan was Honorary Treasurer of the Bombay Gymkhana, chaired CRY-Child Rights & You, the Employment Skills Task Force of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Education for All Committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay, is a founder of Citizens for Justice & Peace, etc.

Soumitra Ghosh – Secretary

Soumitra is working with civil society initiatives for the last 18 years. He has worked with several national and international agencies across several sectors in almost all Indian states.

L Muralidharan – Treasurer

Muralidharan has over 6 years’ of post qualification experience in corporate finance and statutory, internal and management audit of large public sector undertakings.