Santanu Mishra
Santanu Mishra is the Co Founder & Executive Trustee at Smile Foundation and Director at Berkshire Value Management
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About Santanu Mishra
Santanu Mishra is a distinguished social entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, best known as the Co-Founder and Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation, one of India’s most impactful development organisations. Founded in 2002 with a small group of friends, Smile Foundation has grown into a national movement that works across education, healthcare, nutrition, and livelihood, touching the lives of over 1.5 million children and their families every year across 26 states in India. Santanu’s leadership reflects a rare blend of corporate rigour, grassroots empathy, and long-term vision.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Santanu Mishra brings strategic depth to social change. Alongside his work at Smile Foundation, he serves as Director at Berkshire Value Management Ltd., seamlessly bridging the worlds of corporate governance and social impact. In 2024 and 2025, he continued to champion scalable and sustainable development models, focusing on partnerships between corporates, communities, and civil society to create measurable, lasting change.
Under his guidance, Smile Foundation pioneered innovative concepts such as Civic-Driven Change, Social Venture Philanthropy, Child Sensitisation, and Art for Social Cause, models now studied and replicated across the development sector. His contribution to storytelling for social change is equally significant. Santanu Mishra produced the internationally acclaimed film I Am Kalam, which brought the realities and aspirations of underprivileged children to the global stage. He also serves as the Chairman of the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth, using cinema as a tool for awareness, empathy, and inspiration.
Recognised for his impact, Santanu was honoured with the Sustainability Leader of the Year award at the Sustainability Summit & Awards. As a motivational speaker, he speaks with authenticity and optimism, inspiring audiences to see purpose beyond profit and contribution beyond comfort. Booking Santanu Mishra ensures a powerful, purpose-driven experience that motivates individuals and organisations to become active agents of positive change.
Santanu Mishra is a distinguished social entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, best known as the Co-Founder and Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation, one of India’s most impactful development organisations. Founded in 2002 with a small group of friends, Smile Foundation has grown into a national movement that works across education, healthcare, nutrition, and livelihood, touching the lives of over 1.5 million children and their families every year across 26 states in India. Santanu’s leadership reflects a rare blend of corporate rigour, grassroots empathy, and long-term vision.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Santanu Mishra brings strategic depth to social change. Alongside his work at Smile Foundation, he serves as Director at Berkshire Value Management Ltd., seamlessly bridging the worlds of corporate governance and social impact. In 2024 and 2025, he continued to champion scalable and sustainable development models, focusing on partnerships between corporates, communities, and civil society to create measurable, lasting change.
Under his guidance, Smile Foundation pioneered innovative concepts such as Civic-Driven Change, Social Venture Philanthropy, Child Sensitisation, and Art for Social Cause, models now studied and replicated across the development sector. His contribution to storytelling for social change is equally significant. Santanu Mishra produced the internationally acclaimed film I Am Kalam, which brought the realities and aspirations of underprivileged children to the global stage. He also serves as the Chairman of the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth, using cinema as a tool for awareness, empathy, and inspiration.
Recognised for his impact, Santanu was honoured with the Sustainability Leader of the Year award at the Sustainability Summit & Awards. As a motivational speaker, he speaks with authenticity and optimism, inspiring audiences to see purpose beyond profit and contribution beyond comfort. Booking Santanu Mishra ensures a powerful, purpose-driven experience that motivates individuals and organisations to become active agents of positive change.
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Career Highlights and Achievements of Santanu Mishra
Founder – Smile Foundation
Founded Smile Foundation, one of India’s leading NGOs
Large-Scale Child & Community Development
Smile Foundation delivers education, healthcare, nutrition & livelihood programs
Sustainability Leader of the Year
Awarded ‘Sustainability Leader of the Year’
Innovative Social Development Models
Introduced innovative models such as Civic Driven Change etc
Producer – I Am Kalam
Produced the critically acclaimed & award-winning film I Am Kalam
Chairman – Smile International Film Festival
Serves as Chairman of Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth
Alumnus – IIM Ahmedabad
Completed management education from IIM Ahmedabad
Strengthening Corporate–NGO Partnerships
Continued to build strong CSR and corporate partnerships
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Santanu Mishra
Santanu Mishra is the Co Founder & Executive Trustee at Smile Foundation and Director at Berkshire Value Management
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Smile Foundation was co-founded by Santanu Mishra, who is listed as a speaker on engage4more. He set it up with a group of young professionals to support education, healthcare and livelihoods for underserved children and families.
engage4more's profile notes that Smile Foundation, co-founded by Santanu Mishra, runs programmes in education, healthcare, livelihood and women's empowerment across many Indian states, often in partnership with corporate CSR teams.
The correct spelling is Santanu Mishra, though some people search for Santanu Misra. Both refer to the co-founder of Smile Foundation, whose speaker profile is listed on engage4more.
Santanu Mishra serves as co-founder and executive trustee of Smile Foundation. For donations, volunteering or programme queries, please use the foundation's official website; engage4more facilitates only his speaking engagements.
engage4more features Santanu Mishra for talks on social entrepreneurship, effective CSR, education and healthcare for underserved communities, building a large non-profit and how professionals can contribute to social change.
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engage4more recommends Santanu Mishra for CSR events because he has spent decades designing and running social programmes with corporate partners, helping companies understand how to create measurable, lasting impact.
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