DG Jayashree Mohanty
District Governer 2023-24
District Code :- 3262
Rotary Club , Bhubaneswar
A Management Alumnus of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and the most Awarded
Entrepreneur of the State with over 20 years experience in Information Technology Services in India and
Overseas. Co-founder of Luminous Infoways, recognized as the Brand of Odisha-Pride of India employing
over a thousand peopleand has developed clientele in India, USA, UK, Middle East, Africa, Norway, New
Zealand and Australia. Her name is behind best practices and Key IT initiatives such as National eGovernance Award winner RTI Central Monitoring Mechanism acclaimed by World Bank, E-Blood
banking system and ESDM Portal of Govt. of India. Inducted as the Member, Start-up Task force, Govt of
Odisha, she advises thousands of startups towards scale and growth. She is truly referred as the Changemaker
personality by contributing most to the industrial ecosystem as the prominent lady entrepreneur. She holds
the key positions of Convener Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Odisha State Council; Chairwoman
CII-IWN; President WICCI-Child council; President of Private school and children welfare Association
Odisha and Mentor of Reputed Incubators & Speaker at various National & International forums. Her other
concerns include the revolutionary Next Gen Trust aiming to bring the best skills and research in Odisha. Her
vocational excellence has won her STPI exports award for leading woman entrepreneur, Woman IT leader
promoting women in MSME and the best IT service provider by CII and Govt of India.
She and her spouse PP Rtn Tanmay Mohanty joined the Rotary Club, an international service organization as “first Rotary couple” of the Rotary club of Bhubaneswar. Her rise in the Rotary world has been meteoric. She chartered the unique Rotary E-Club of District 3262 connecting 7 countries, launched impact oriented women empowerment programmes, TSD car rallies, Cancer care programmes, formed Rotary-corporate interface and successfully executed Global grants benefitting 1000 plus women. Her Innovative projects “Walls of wisdom” and “Project Red Pride” has earned her much respect. She is instrumental in sponsoring and motivating around 500 members, women, young professionals and students to join Rotary and Rotaract in different clubs of the World. Her dedication to service has earned her Platinum President, Outstanding Assistant Governor, Exemplary Rotary Leader, first woman District Trainer and the first woman Rotarianin the district to receive the Prestigious RI recognition for “Five Avenues of Service”. Odisha is proud of seeing her elected as the first Lady Rotary Governor in year 2023-24 after 76 years of Rotary’s service in Odisha. A woman of strong will, compassion and traditional values, her philosophy in life is “As individuals we are a drop, together we are an ocean”. She is truly a Changemaker Personality and inspires all women to be community leaders in the society Gordon joined Rotary in 1984 at age 26. A member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, he has served as president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He has also served RI as a director and on several committees, most recently as an adviser to the 2022 Houston Convention Committee and chair of the Operations Review Committee. Gordon says he looks forward to working with members to build new Rotary clubs and groups. “My vision is that Rotary should exist everywhere in a style to suit everyone who has the desire to be part of us and to help us do good in the world,” he says. He is a patron of the UK-based nonprofit Hope and Homes for Children and led a partnership between that organization and RIBI to support children in Rwanda who had been orphaned in the genocide there. He is a patron of Trade-Aid, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven, England, that provides sustainable humanitarian aid to individuals, families, and businesses in the developing world. He is also an ambassador for Bipolar UK, a national mental health organization. In August 2022, he was made a laureate of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation. In his free time, Gordon enjoys rugby, good food and wine, and stick dressing, the traditional Scottish craft of making walking sticks. Gordon describes The Rotary Foundation as “the engine that provides the energy to do Rotary service.” He and his spouse, Heather, also a Rotarian, are Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation, and members of the Bequest Society. Gordon wishes to dedicate his presidency to making the world a better place for his granddaughters, Ivy and Florence, and all the children of the world, to live and thrive.
She and her spouse PP Rtn Tanmay Mohanty joined the Rotary Club, an international service organization as “first Rotary couple” of the Rotary club of Bhubaneswar. Her rise in the Rotary world has been meteoric. She chartered the unique Rotary E-Club of District 3262 connecting 7 countries, launched impact oriented women empowerment programmes, TSD car rallies, Cancer care programmes, formed Rotary-corporate interface and successfully executed Global grants benefitting 1000 plus women. Her Innovative projects “Walls of wisdom” and “Project Red Pride” has earned her much respect. She is instrumental in sponsoring and motivating around 500 members, women, young professionals and students to join Rotary and Rotaract in different clubs of the World. Her dedication to service has earned her Platinum President, Outstanding Assistant Governor, Exemplary Rotary Leader, first woman District Trainer and the first woman Rotarianin the district to receive the Prestigious RI recognition for “Five Avenues of Service”. Odisha is proud of seeing her elected as the first Lady Rotary Governor in year 2023-24 after 76 years of Rotary’s service in Odisha. A woman of strong will, compassion and traditional values, her philosophy in life is “As individuals we are a drop, together we are an ocean”. She is truly a Changemaker Personality and inspires all women to be community leaders in the society Gordon joined Rotary in 1984 at age 26. A member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, he has served as president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He has also served RI as a director and on several committees, most recently as an adviser to the 2022 Houston Convention Committee and chair of the Operations Review Committee. Gordon says he looks forward to working with members to build new Rotary clubs and groups. “My vision is that Rotary should exist everywhere in a style to suit everyone who has the desire to be part of us and to help us do good in the world,” he says. He is a patron of the UK-based nonprofit Hope and Homes for Children and led a partnership between that organization and RIBI to support children in Rwanda who had been orphaned in the genocide there. He is a patron of Trade-Aid, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven, England, that provides sustainable humanitarian aid to individuals, families, and businesses in the developing world. He is also an ambassador for Bipolar UK, a national mental health organization. In August 2022, he was made a laureate of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation. In his free time, Gordon enjoys rugby, good food and wine, and stick dressing, the traditional Scottish craft of making walking sticks. Gordon describes The Rotary Foundation as “the engine that provides the energy to do Rotary service.” He and his spouse, Heather, also a Rotarian, are Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation, and members of the Bequest Society. Gordon wishes to dedicate his presidency to making the world a better place for his granddaughters, Ivy and Florence, and all the children of the world, to live and thrive.