Leadership · Advisory board · Mentors

Meet the pioneers behind CAYEIT

Founders and leaders who have run universities and national research councils, an advisory board drawn from medicine, academia, industry and technology, and the mentors who teach and build with them.

Advancing Ayurveda through education, innovation and technology

The Centre for Ayurveda Education, Innovation, and Technology (CAYEIT) is at the forefront of transforming Ayurveda through education and technology. Guided by visionary founders and leaders, CAYEIT advances Ayurveda education, research, and healthcare with a commitment to excellence.

Our esteemed advisory board, featuring experts from Ayurveda, medical science, industry, academia, and technology, provides strategic guidance. Together with a diverse team of mentors and specialists, CAYEIT seamlessly integrates traditional Ayurvedic wisdom with modern technology, fostering innovation and elevating global healthcare standards.

Guided by visionary founders

The leaders who set the direction for CAYEIT's education, research and technology initiatives.

Chairman & CEO

Prof. Dr. Abhimanyu Kumar

MD(Ay), MSc, PhD, MCCP, FRAV

Formerly · 4 positions

Vice Chancellor, DSRR Ayurved University, Jodhpur
Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Dehradun
Director General, Central Council of Research in Ayurveda Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi
Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi

Chief Education & Technology Officer

Aviral Apurva

MS (Georgia Tech, USA), MBA, AI Scientist

Experts on board

Advisory board members

Countries represented

Founding leadership

An international board of experts

Strategic guidance from leaders across Ayurveda, medical science, industry, academia and technology - spanning India, the USA, Europe, Latin America and Asia.

India 5
Americas 5
Europe 3
Asia-Pacific 1

Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch

MD, FNASc, FASc, FAMS , FNA

President, JIPMER, Puducherry

+ 5 more

Chairman, LEPRA Society
President, Tuberculosis Association of India
and Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Formerly Secretary, Department of Health Research, Govt of India
Formerly President, AIIMS, Madurai

India

Prof. Dr. G. G. Gangadharan

BAMS, FAIP (USA), Mstr of Mgmt (McGill, Canada), PhD, FRAV

Director, Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda - Restoration Hospital, Mathikere, Bengaluru (India)

India

Dr Surendra Singh Ghonkrokta

IAS (Rtd)

Secretary General, Centre for Quality & Food Safety

+ 3 more

President, Council for Promotion, Research & Trade in Traditional Food
Formerly Chairman, State Food Commission, Govt of Himachal Pradesh
Formerly Sr. Officer, Indian Administrative Services, Govt of India

India

Dr P. Ram Manohar

MD (Ay), PhD

Director, Centre for Advanced Research In Ayurveda (ACARA), Amrita Institute of Ayurveda, Kollam (Kerala) India

India

Dr Vijay Singh Chauhan

BAMS, MD(Ay)

Director (Techno- commercial)

+ 3 more

Amore Health Essentials, Wellness forever Pvt Ltd., Mumbai
Nicholas Piramal India Limited, Mumbai, India
Formerly Vice President ( R & D, Herbals)

India

Dr. Amala Guha

MS, PhD, MPH

President and Director

+ 5 more

International Society for Ayurveda and Health
West Hartford, CT
ADJA Professor, Department of Immunology
Director, Complementary Alternative Supportive Care (CACS)
UConn School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032 USA

USA

Dr. Frank John Ninivaggi

MD, DLFAPA

Postdoctoral fellow, Child Psychiatry,Certified American Board in Psychiatry and NeurologyDistinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric AssociationMember, Advisory Board of the National Institute of Health-CAM, USAFormer Faculty, Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry,Yale University School of Medicine USA

USA