Honorary Advisory Board

Independent perspective, widening across borders.

Gurjas's honorary, non-executive advisers bring senior perspective across management, finance, research methodology, academic governance, international partnerships, innovation ecosystems and public policy. The network is being expanded selectively across additional countries and disciplinary settings.

International expansion in progress

Advisors

Current members

Dr. Sarvjeet Kaur Chatrath

Honorary Advisor — Management & International Academic Partnerships

Academic and research leader · University of Canberra

Brings more than 28 years across higher education, management, strategic planning, curriculum development and international engagement. Her research and supervision interests span leadership, social marketing, behaviour change, service design and the experience of vulnerable consumers.

Relationship to Gurjas: research co-author, academic mentor and peer. Joint work with Dr. Jaskirat Singh includes peer-reviewed research on fintech, financial inclusion and public-sector innovation.

Dr. Gurdip Singh Batra

Honorary Advisor — Finance, Management & Academic Governance

Senior academic and institutional leader · Guru Nanak Institute of Global Studies

Brings more than four decades of teaching, research, training and academic administration across financial management, accounting, corporate governance, entrepreneurship and strategic management. His former university responsibilities have included research, academic affairs, examinations, e-learning and management studies.

Relationship to Gurjas: long-standing research co-author, doctoral mentor and academic peer to Dr. Jaskirat Singh, with joint work spanning financial inclusion, urban poverty, fintech and welfare policy.

Aditya Madan

Honorary Advisor — Partnerships & Innovation Ecosystems

Chief Partnerships Officer, iHub-AWaDH, IIT Ropar (DST NM-ICPS Technology Innovation Hub)

Advises Gurjas on institutional partnerships, innovation-ecosystem engagement and the translation of research capability into collaborative programmes across the technology, agriculture and water sectors.

Relationship to Gurjas: research co-author, innovation-sector mentor and professional peer to Dr. Jaskirat Singh, with joint work on integrated digital technologies for sustainable water management.

Advisers serve in an honorary, voluntary and non-executive capacity. Their advice is independent and creates no ownership, management authority or operational liability. Affiliations are stated for identification only and do not imply endorsement by the affiliated institution. Advisers are not presumed to participate in any client engagement.

International expansion

Growing the board with purpose.

Gurjas is developing the Advisory Board as a carefully selected international network—not a decorative list of affiliations.

Future appointments will be considered for the distinct perspective they add across geography, discipline, sector and methodological expertise. The aim is to strengthen comparative understanding, widen access to specialist perspective and improve the practice's ability to interpret research and policy challenges across jurisdictions.

Appointments will not be made merely to increase the size of the board or display prominent institutional names. Public profiles will appear only after scope, consent and affiliation wording have been verified.

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Complementary expertise
Each appointment should fill a genuine disciplinary, methodological or sectoral gap.
02
Geographic breadth
Additional countries should add comparative insight—not a superficial international label.
03
Evidence of contribution
Experience, professional record and the relationship to Gurjas must be stated accurately and verifiably.
04
Governance fit
Participation must remain consistent with independence, confidentiality, conflict-of-interest and non-endorsement rules.

Mandate

The board exists to challenge assumptions, advise on strategic research direction, strengthen comparative and international perspective, and reinforce the governance commitments published in our ethics framework. Advisers act in a purely honorary, voluntary and non-executive capacity and carry no ownership, management authority, liability or routine delivery role.

Compliance-safe by design

Honorary, voluntary and non-executive — no management authority or presumed role in client delivery.
No institutional endorsement implied — affiliations are stated for identification only.
No default access to confidential client material; any involvement requires a defined need and appropriate consent.
Prior written consent — adviser names, titles and wording appear publicly only after written approval.
Conflict-of-interest screening consistent with our COI policy.

Current composition and future appointments

The current board spans management and finance, academic governance, international partnerships and innovation ecosystems. Future appointments will extend the network across additional countries and underrepresented areas of methodology, public policy and development practice. Names and profiles will be published only after written consent and verification of the public wording.

Expressions of interest

Senior academics and institutional leaders interested in serving in an honorary advisory capacity may write to [email protected].