It is a Public Charitable trust started by a group of like-minded people in the year 2002 to help youngsters and adults with different disabilities, with the required rehabilitation services. A Board of trustees consisting of parents, rehabilitation experts and corporate experts guide the activities of the centre in the areas of rehabilitation, finance and administration.
Founder Chairman
A Chartered Accountant cum Cost Accountant by profession, Mr. Balasubramanian worked in many reputed Organisations such as Union Carbide, ICI, Ashok Leyland, and Smith Kline Beecham. His last position was that of an Executive Board Director of Finance & Systems in Times Of India Group.
Driven by a strong will to give back to the Society, Mr. Balasubramanian took a Voluntary Retirement and started MBA Foundation to serve the differently-abled Persons with Rehabilitation Care Services – Training, Occupation and Residential Life Care. The Foundation was started in 2002.
Chairperson Emeritus
Meenakshi Balasubramanian is M.com and B.Ed. by qualification. She has been associated with the Rehabilitation work for more than 30 years. Working at the Spastics Society of India, Mumbai since 1992, as Executive Director- Training , she found the urgent need for a total road map towards “a Life with Self Esteem and Dignity” for people with disabilities. Thus she founded MBA Foundation in 2002, with solid support of her husband, Balasubramanian.
Her non-compromising attitude towards quality of work has resulted in great appreciation for the work done by MBA Foundation in the field of Integrated Rehab Services for Persons with Disabilities. This is evident in the demand for its services in this direction from distant parts of India.
(Hon .Director)
A retired Senior Corporate Executive, Venkat has been associated with MBA Foundation since its inception. His contribution especially in ensuring continuous resource generation has been invaluable. His musical outfit Klub Nostalgia has greatly supported us not only to raise funds but also to enhance awareness of our services.
Shobha Patnaik is born on the 5th of June 1961 and hails from Bhubaneswar Odisha. She has done her B Sc Honours in Biology (Zoology) followed by B Ed. and M Ed. She has also done a Certification Course on Special Children from Spastic Society of India. She was devoted to Education throughout her professional career.
Since 2003, She started working with Special Children. In 2009, she joined MBA Foundation and started working with Special Children from under privileged community. She is passionate about handling Special Children.
He is one of the Founder Trustees of MBA Foundation. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary by profession. He has worked for over 38 years in the Corporate field in various capacities. He has now retired from Corporate Service and is actively involved in the management of MBA Foundation under the guidance and support of the Chairperson Emeritus , Mrs Meenakshi Balasubramanian and also the support and involvement of the other Trustees.
Starting with 7 adults in 2002, at present (2025), we have been able to serve more than 2500 differently abled & their parents, in the areas of consultation, assessment, counselling, inhouse admission & training, therapy, employment facilitation, referrals to other institutes, etc., as the need may be.
Life long residential care is provided to those who need it.
