The People Behind IDF
IDF’s work is guided by experienced individuals who provide governance, leadership and direction across the organisation’s areas of work.
Board of Trustees
Guiding the Institution
The Board of Trustees provides institutional oversight and stewardship, helping safeguard IDF’s purpose and long-term direction.
Vivekanand N Salimath
Managing TrusteeM.Sc. (Agri), with banking and management qualifications. Chairman, IDF FSPL; Director, Gramya TS (P) Ltd and S2S. Former Chairman, AKMI; former development banker and Executive Director, RUDSETI.
Srikanth M Hebbal
Executive TrusteeM.Sc. (Agri), with banking and management qualifications. Chairman and Managing Director, Gramya TS (P) Ltd; Director, S2S. Former Director, RUDSETI; former development banker.
Gururaj M Deshpande
Executive TrusteeB.Sc., with banking and management qualifications. Director, Gramya TS (P) Ltd. Former Director, WSECC and KSWDC; former development banker.
Nagangouda M Patil
Executive TrusteeM.Sc. (Agri), CAIIB, with banking and management qualifications. Managing Director, IDF FSPL; Director, Gramya TS (P) Ltd. Former Director, RUDSETI; former Lead Bank Manager and development banker.
B. R. Hiremath
Executive TrusteeM.Sc. (Agri). Chief Executive Officer, GramServ Pvt. Ltd. Former Deputy General Manager, Syndicate Bank.
Srikanta Shenoy T V (1958 – 2025)
M.Sc. (Agri), Banking and Management qualifications. Former Director, IDF FSPL, Gramya TS (P) Ltd Director, S2S, ASCI, Former Developmental Banker and Executive Director, SIRD.
Leadership
Leading the Work
IDF’s leadership translates institutional direction into programmes, partnerships and action across its areas of work.
Arun Balamatti, PhD
Executive Director
Dr. Rajendra Hegde
Program Lead — Climate Resilient Agriculture & Livelihoods
Arun Gowda
Program Associate — Data & Knowledge ManagementOur Team
The Work Happens in the Field
Across different geographies and areas of work, a wider team of professionals, programme staff and field teams works closely with rural communities. Their work connects institutional ideas with the realities, opportunities and aspirations of rural communities.
Governance and leadership connect to the people doing the work with rural communities.