Research Foundation for Governance in India
Notable members and associates
Notable members and associates
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**Kanan Dhru – Founder \& managing director**

Kanan Dhru is the Founder of RFGI. She is a practicing lawyer with degrees from the [Gujarat National Law University](/wiki/Gujarat_National_Law_University "Gujarat National Law University") (GNLU), [Gandhinagar](/wiki/Gandhinagar "Gandhinagar") and the London School of Economics, United Kingdom. Prior to coming to India, she had briefly worked with the [World Health Organization](/wiki/World_Health_Organization "World Health Organization") in Geneva. In India, she has worked with the National Knowledge Commission, a Prime Minister's Advisory Body, New Delhi. She has been an External Consultant with McKinsey \& Company, a Visiting
Scholar at [Stanford University](/wiki/Stanford_University "Stanford University") and been associated with the Government of [Gujarat](/wiki/Gujarat "Gujarat") on several initiatives.

**Kelly Dhru – Director**

Kelly Dhru is a law graduate from the [Gujarat National Law University](/wiki/Gujarat_National_Law_University "Gujarat National Law University") (GNLU), [Gandhinagar](/wiki/Gandhinagar "Gandhinagar") and BCL (Distinction) from the [Oxford University](/wiki/Oxford_University "Oxford University"), United Kingdom. Dhru has done internships at a variety of legal institutions and courts, including the Legal and
Treatise Division of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Amarchand Mangaldas. She has researched for various projects of the World Bank and presented papers, including at Harvard University.

The following individuals are associated with RFGI:

* Professor (Dr.) Madhava Menon, Founder Director, National Law School and National Judicial Academy
* Professor Dilip Mavalankar, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar
* Dr. Kireet Joshi, Education Advisor to the Chief Minister of Gujarat
* Shri [Girish Patel](/wiki/Girishbhai_Patel "Girishbhai Patel"), post graduate from Harvard Law School, Senior Counsel at the High Court of Gujarat and a social activist.

RFGI has collaborated on various projects and activities with the following organisations and institutions:
* *[Jaago Re! One Billion Votes](/wiki/Jaago_Re%21_One_Billion_Votes "Jaago Re! One Billion Votes")*
* OS Open Space
* Accountability Initiative
* ADR [Association for Democratic Reforms](/wiki/Association_for_Democratic_Reforms "Association for Democratic Reforms")
* Indicorps
* The [Indian Institute of Management](/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Management_Ahmedabad "Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad") [Ahmedabad](/wiki/Ahmedabad "Ahmedabad") (IIM)
* [Janaagraha](/wiki/Janaagraha "Janaagraha")


What kind of organisations has RFGI collaborated with?