Curt Welling joined AmeriCares as President and CEO in 2002. Since that time, he has guided the organization in delivering nearly $4 billion in medicines and supplies around the world, enabling more people to live longer, healthier lives.  Welling brings to AmeriCares an extensive career in the investment banking and securities industry with firms such as SG Cowen, Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse First Boston. Welling currently serves on the Boards of Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE), The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College and Vice Chair of The Adirondack Council and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.  Previously, he served as Board Chair of Spence Chapin Services and was the founding Board Chair of the Donaldson Adoption Institute. He received both his Master’s of Business Administration and Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.

Christoph leads AmeriCares medical humanitarian aid and emergency response to catastrophic events around the world.  He directs an expanding global sourcing operation and fast-moving supply chain for nearly $1 billion in donated medicines and supplies from pharmaceutical/healthcare companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia.  He is responsible for building and coordinating a network of on-the-ground partnerships with medical institutions in over 90 countries to deliver emergency aid and support long-term health-care rebuilding efforts.  In addition, he oversees the development and operation of innovative programs such as the AmeriCares Family Clinic in El Salvador.   In more than a decade of work for AmeriCares, he has led first responder teams and major reconstruction efforts worldwide.  Christoph, who grew up in Nigeria and the Central African Republic, received both his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Spanish & Latin American Literatures & Cultures from New York University.

Dr. Parikh is an expert in medical oncology and hematology. He joined AmeriCares India Foundation as managing director after an extensive career in medical research. Prior to AmeriCares India, he served as professor and head of medical oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital for 17 years, as well as founder and director of a nongovernmental organization, the Indian Co-operative Oncology Network.

As Managing Director, Dr. Parikh leads gift-in-kind partnerships with India-based pharmaceutical manufacturers and oversees donations to local health care programs in response to natural disasters and chronic resource constraints in poor communities. In addition, he oversees India-based logistical capabilities, providing AmeriCares with a global operational hub in India. Dr. Parikh received a M.D. from Bombay University, and earned both a Ph.D. and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Mumbai. Dr. Parikh is a member of the Indian College of Physicians and the National Board in New Delhi.

Trustees

AmeriCares India Foundation is governed by a group of trustees, who oversee all its legal and fiduciary matters, and an advisory board who work in unison to guide and support its many programmatic and fundraising activities. Both groups are made up of distinguished Indian individuals from all walks of life that are dedicated to AmeriCares core missions. Our leadership is comprised of doctors, hospital administrators, businessmen, financial professionals, government officers, pharmaceutical directors, etc.

• Chairperson & Trustee: Mr. SK Mitra  (CEO, QSK Advisory Pvt Ltd)
• Treasurer & Trustee: Mr. Samir Bhatia  (MD & CEO, Equifax Credit Information Services Pvt Ltd)
• Trustee: Mr. Vikram Parekh  (Director, Parekh Integrated Services Pvt Ltd)

For more information, or to donate product or funds in India, call our AmeriCares India Foundation office at +91 (0) 22-6556-8098, or contact us. In the United States, call Institutional Relations at +1 203-658-9500.