Sharda Nandram (The Netherlands)

Sharda S. Nandram, a Dutch resident, was born in Surinam, and is of Indian origin. She has two masters’ degrees to her credit. One in Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and the other in General Economics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She completed her PhD in Social Sciences at the Vrije University of Amsterdam.

Sharda Nandram is professor Entrepreneurship at the University of Applied Sciences HAN. She is an Associate Professor at Nyenrode Business Universiteit within the Center for Entrepreneurship.

She is Founder of Praan Solutions, an international business consultancy. Praan Solutions is based on business growth combined with higher human values. She is co-founder of Passion Marbles.

She is main author of The Spirit of Entrepreneurship, published in 2006 and main editor and author of several chapters in Spirituality and Business: Exploring Possibilities for a New Management Paradigm January 2010. This book holds many insights shedding light on solutions to the current ethical (ecological and economic) world crisis, through inner transformation; a shift in consciousness.

Sharda is co-chairwomen of  GOPIO (global Organization of Person of Indian Origin), trustee at the Foundation of Critical Choices for India (FCCI, in the Netherlands). She is member of the steering committee of the European forum Society, Economics and Spirituality (SPES academy).