Shri Ankushkumar Kadam
(Secretary, Mahatma Gandhi Mission)

Shri A.N Kadam, presently leads all institutions under the aegis of Mahatma Gandhi Mission, as Secretary. A deeply committed humanitarian, he is one of the founder members of MGM Trust and believes in empowering the society through Education. Today, the Trust stands as one of the leading educational & social organizations in the country with more than 50 constituent institutions working in its spectrum, across 5 campuses and spread over more than 100 acres.
Shri Kadam is a member of the Board of Management, of MGM Deemed University in Navi Mumbai. He is Chief Editor & Director of Lokpatra, a regional newspaper of Marathwada.

A Mechanical Engineer by education, he innately has a deep understanding of the construction business and started his career with the design and execution of several projects in sugar industries and spinning mills. Drawing from that experience, he set up MGM about four decades ago. Because of his empowering vision, efforts & keen interest, Mahatma Gandhi Mission today is recognised for its distinguished contribution in the arena of Education, Service and Research.

He has been the source of inspiration for many social activities such as environmental protection, tree plantation drive, rural health camps and village adoption, led by various institutes under the trust. He has travelled throughout the world for propagation of the mission & vision of the Trust. For the promotion of Indian cultural heritage, he has been instrumental in the setting up of the Naturopathy centre, Khadi & Paithani weaving centre, Pottery centre and Mahagami, a gurukul of Indian classical dance & music.

"My experiment in Education" is a narrative autobiography published by him. He has published many national & international papers as a contribution to the field of education.He starts his day with Vipassana and Yoga practices and often refers to these when people admire him for being a ‘powerhouse of energy’!

He is recipient of International award by World Environment Congress,Indian Institute of Ecology & Environment. He has also been honored with Karmveer Bhaurao Patil Puraskar for his valuable contribution to the field of education in Maharashtra, India.