Suparna Diwakar is one of the founders of the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM). She has over three decades of experience across rural development, community mobilisation, and education. She has also founded and led social purpose organisations such as Adamya Chetana and Centre for Leadership and Management in Public Services, and has consulted with Azim Premji Foundation. Suparna has a masters from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics and a postgraduate diploma in Human Resources Management from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning.