Dr Anoop Swarup is the Chairperson and co-founder of WeVenture, a global platform that connects entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and experts. He is a renowned academician, researcher, author and social activist with over 45 years of experience in various fields such as education, peace, governance, environment and innovation. Extensive experience in public, private and not for profit sectors, as Chairman Centre for Global Nonkilling (2016), Hawaii USA, Founding Vice Chancellor, Jagran Lakecity University (2012-2020), Vice Chancellor (2008-2012), United Nations Representative, New York (2007-2008), Joined Indian Revenue Service (1985), Commissioner, Government of India (since 2004), Director, Ministry of Finance (2001), Executive Director, NYKS & Deputy Secretary Ministry of HRD (1997), DRI (1993), New India Assurance, General Insurance Corporation of India (1981), Senior Research Fellow, UGC (1981), Junior Research Fellow, CSIR (1980), National Science Talent Search Scholar, NCERT (1974).
Recipient of Presidential Award, Republic of India in 2003, Recipient of Hiroshima Peace Award in 2017, Higher Education Excellence Award and 43 commendations for distinguished service, (since 1981), Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Reviewer, Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change, (2006), Fulbright Visitor, USA (2005), AusAID Fellowship, Australia (2001). National Gandhi Fellowship, Gandhi Smriti, Ministry of Culture (2000). Visiting Professor and Resource Person at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Washington, Monash University, Australia, Lancaster University, UK, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Trieste, Italy, Wildlife Institute of India, (WII), National Academies: IIMA, NACEN, NIFM and NADT. Editor at Large, Jagran International Journal of Contemporary Research, Editor NICE Journal of Business, Chief Editor, International Journal of Contemporary Research in Engineering & Technology, Editor “Yuva Bharat’, and ‘New Dimensions’. Authored/Edited, ‘The World of Money laundering, Commercial frauds & Financial Crimes’ and ‘Regional Economic Engagements and Free Trade Agreements’, ‘Indian Civilization through the Millennia’, ‘Give Nonviolence a Chance’, ‘The Nonkilling Paradigm’, ‘Give Nonkilling a Chance’, ‘Aloha’ and Arcadia’ Book of Poems.
Founder Chairman at Global Knowledge Alliance, (2012), Chairman at Centre for Pavement Excellence (2014), Cofounder Newsroom 24×7 (2018), Cofounder at Global Opportunities Commercialization (2019), Patron, Melbourne School of Knowledge Management, Australia (2005), ‘Sambhav’ not for profit Trust against drug abuse and deaddiction (2008), ‘Sambhavami’, not for profit society to promote voluntarism through self-help and micro enterprises (1992) and ‘Youth and Biosphere’ (1984).