Elstan A. Fernandez
Trustee – Operation Excellence
Elstan A. Fernandez is a Trustee with The Good Sam Foundation.
He is a Marine Electrical Engineer by profession, a Veteran Submariner and a Seafarer with a distinguished service record with the Indian Navy. He has represented India in several countries, through the Indian Navy.
Elstan is also a person of many accomplishments, he is an Educationist, World #1 Author – Marine Engineering Education, Rotarian, Philanthropist , Start-up Specialist, Toastmaster, Youth Mentor, Member of Leaders Excellence – Harvard Square (USA) and he also serves as an Advisor to the Promising Indian Society, after being awarded the Promising Indian of the Year in 2017.
Having received a lot of support over the years to be where he is today, Elstan feels that supporting the less fortunate is his true calling. He began his quest of giving back after he was touched by a little orphan at Mother Teresa’s Home for the dying destitute more than 30 years ago. Since then, he has worked as a volunteer for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, St. Don Bosco’s – Street Children program as a Corporator, he started his own scholarship program for children and a support system for needy senior citizens. He has been a benefactor of The Good Sam Foundation since its inception before coming on board as a Trustee in 2021.
