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Our Team

The people who show up
every single day.

A multinational team spread across Asia and beyond, united by one conviction: that where you were born should not determine how far you can go.

10+
Countries represented
10
Core team members
6
Board members
Leadership

The core team

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Billy Naveed
Founder & Chairman

Billy founded YFS in 2016 after recognising that entrepreneurial education was a privilege, not a right. A private banker by day, he has spent a decade building a global movement to level the playing field for young people across Asia and Africa.

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Chris Geary
Director & CEO

Chris leads YFS day-to-day, overseeing operations, partnerships, and strategic growth across all markets. He brings deep experience scaling education programmes at an international level.

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Crispian Farrow
Director & Co-Founder

Crispian co-founded YFS alongside Billy, bringing decades of expertise as one of Hong Kong's leading educators. He designed the pedagogical framework that underpins every YFS programme.

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Sudhanshu Dev
General Manager

Sud drives growth strategy and key partnerships across YFS markets. He works directly with corporate partners and school networks to scale the YFS internship programme.

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Pratik Kumar Jha
Head of Operations

Pratik ensures the YFS machine runs smoothly — from student onboarding to mentor matching to programme delivery across 10+ countries.

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Urvi Jain
Head of Philanthropic Relationships

Urvi builds and stewards YFS's donor and foundation relationships, ensuring every contribution creates measurable impact for the students who need it most.

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Tanvee Mishra
Head of Growth & Partnerships

Tanvee leads corporate partnerships and mentor recruitment, connecting global companies with YFS programmes and building the network that makes real internships possible.

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Abhijith Udayakumar
Head of AI & Data

Abhijith leads the development of YFS's AI-powered course infrastructure, building the technology layer that allows YFS to deliver personalised entrepreneurship education at scale.

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Heera Basnet
Head of Programs & Courses

Heera designs and manages the curriculum across all YFS programmes, from Ideation Workshops to multi-week internships, ensuring consistent quality across every market.

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Rituparna Konar
Head of Marketing

Rituparna drives YFS's brand presence and content strategy, telling the stories of students, mentors, and partners that inspire the next wave of people to join the movement.

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