- COLLABORATION Accelerating global innovation.
- RECIPROCITY Give and receive.
- PEER-TO-PEER A genuine network & ecosystem.
- CIRCLE OF DOERS Advisors & Champions.
- GOVERNANCE Participative · Global · Transparent.
- NON-PROFIT For the collective good.
GUIDING THE INSTITUTION
Core Values
BORDERLESS UNIVERSITIES NETWORK
JUST TO CLARIFY
What We
Are Not
A-Collective is NOT
- A partnership
- Specific to Atria institutions or India
- Being launched with a profit motive
A-Collective IS
- Participative and owned by all universities
- A worldwide network
- Non-profit
- Governance - a global ecosystem board
THE PEOPLE
Our Team
Founders
FOUNDING CHAIRPERSON
Dr. C. S. Sunder Raju
- Founder Chancellor, Atria University (2018)
- Serial entrepreneur - Sunray, ACT Broadband, Atria Renew Power
- Atria Foundation (6M COVID meals), Project Chittoor
- Provided initial funding for A-Collective
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF ORCHESTRATOR
T. R. Anand
- Built a $500M global business (2009)
- StartUps Ecosystem investor and mentor - TiE charter member since 2007, Board Member TiE Bangalore (2017-2025), Chair DeepTech Forum (2020-2025), Govt of Karnataka Advisory Councils
- University excellence – IIIT Bhagalpur, SRM University Group, Atria University, IIIT Bangalore, IITACB AI COE)
- Swadha Foundation - Education for the under privileged
- Engineering - UVCE, Management - IIM Ahmedabad
THE PEOPLE
Core & Extended Team
Dr. Abhishek Appaji
VP & COO, A-Collective
Dr. A. Aishwarya
Dean, University Relationships
Santhosh Kanekar
CEO, Atria Education
Glory Sanjana P
Program Executive Assistant
Extended Team
Incorporation
Miranda & Miranda
Marketing & Communication
Axis Venturex
Legal
Partner- name & logo TBA