Present Trustees
Anil Kamineni
Entrepreneur and sports administrator, he was instrumental in setting up businesses in a variety of areas including: manufacture of children's play equipment, family entertainment centers, power generation using renewable and green resources, tourism related initiatives etc. As a sports administrator he is involved with the Olympic sport of Archery at the State, National and International level.
He is currently the Managing Trustee of DFVDT.
Shobana Kamineni
Involved with the setting up of the first Apollo Hospital in Chennai in 1983, She has Since held several positions in the Apollo Hospitals Group. Currently she is the Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited.
She served as President of Confederation of Indian Industry in the year 2017-18 and was the first ever women to do so.
She is on the Board of Directors of Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), an international non-profit organization that works on developing much-needed diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases. She is also the founder of ‘Billion Hearts Beating’ – an NGO dedicated to educating Indians about preventing heart disease and staying heart-healthy.
Upasana Kamineni Konidela
Upasana Kamineni Konidela believes in creating sustainable businesses rooted in social welfare that create a deep, long-term impact. She is a third generation entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Promoter Trustees
Late Sri K.Umapathy
An Officer of the Indian Administrative Services, he held several important positions in the Government of Hyderabad and the Government of Andhra Pradesh between 1950 and 1986 including as the first Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam in 1965, Commissioner & Special Officer Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad in 1979, Principal Secretary Education in 1986. After retiring from Government service, he was actively involved in several philanthropic activities and with various organizations including Indian National Trust for Art and Culture.
Shri. K. Umapathy passed away in May 2020.
Anil Kamineni
Entrepreneur and sports administrator, he was instrumental in setting up businesses in a variety of areas including: manufacture of children's play equipment, family entertainment centers, power generation using renewable and green resources, tourism related initiatives etc. As a sports administrator he is involved with the Olympic sport of Archery at the State, National and International level.
He is currently the Managing Trustee of DFVDT.
Shobana Kamineni
Involved with the setting up of the first Apollo Hospital in Chennai in 1983, She has Since held several positions in the Apollo Hospitals Group. Currently she is the Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited.
She served as President of Confederation of Indian Industry in the year 2017-18 and was the first ever women to do so.
She is on the Board of Directors of Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), an international non-profit organization that works on developing much-needed diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases. She is also the founder of ‘Billion Hearts Beating’ – an NGO dedicated to educating Indians about preventing heart disease and staying heart-healthy.
Trustee
Late Smt K. Pushpa Umapathy
She was actively involved for over 3 decades with Balika Nilayam, an institute for the orphaned girl child providing education and hostel facilities, and with All India Women’s Conference, a philanthropic organization involved in providing education for underprivileged children.
As the Secretary of IAS Officers Wife’s Association for several years she was instrumental in establishing and running a crèche in the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat campus for the benefit of women employees. She was also actively involved in agriculture, horticulture, and related activities. Smt. K. Pushpa Umapathy passed away in January 2023.