Dr. Rachna Ramesh Kale - has Masters in Economics, MBA (Finance), P.G.D.F.T. (First Class with Distinction), B.A. (Gold Medalist) and Doctorate in Economics (Gender Economics) in her academic repertoire. She is the Director at SPECIALTY TUBULARS (I) Pvt. Ltd. She also runs NGO PADMINI (Poverty Alleviation by Development of Micro Industry using Natural Inputs). It imbibes financial acumen and functional literacy among rural women including fisher-women to market agro-products in urban markets including aqua-products shrimps. Around 200 Self Help Groups of Women are at present working with her. She is also an Economic Consultant associated with private limited companies. She has a volley of research papers on Applied Economics and Management published in eminent research journals in India and abroad. She is widely associated with various Management institutes in Pune, Karimnagar and Marathwada.