In Memoriam

Meherji Kaikaus Madan  (1942 – 2019)

Born in Bombay to Kaikaus Meherjibhoy Madan and Gai Kaikaus Madan (formerly Bamboat).

Meherji arrived at St. Peter’s School in Panchgani, India in 1947 to begin his educaation. Here Meherji embarked on his academic, music and sport education – activities that he would hold dear for the rest of his life.

From St. Peter’s Meherji entered the Cathedral School in Bombay as a pathway to higher education abroad. From the Cathedral School he went to the London School of Economics. While carrying a full load he qualified as an Associate of the Trinity College of Music – a professional music degree in his first year at college! Music ran through his entire life. He graduated from the London School of Economics and started his accounting career, in the footsteps of his father, at Price Waterhouse where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Meherji was attracted to the opportunity to work and joined the the World Bank in Washington, D.C in 1997. His responsibilities included the World Bank’s (WB) annual control risk assessment for Corporate Accounting. Delivered training to Africa clients on the Bank’s Financial Management standards and guidelines. Prepared the comprehensive Controller’s Handbook for Bank-wide reference and a CTR enterprise risk management (ERM) philosophy. Conducted missions to Central Bank of Ghana to rebuild and train Internal Audit (IA) managers and staff, and examined reforms urgently needed for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He also lectured on EDP Auditing at UN and WB workshops.

Meherji joined Sallie as the Director of Internal Audit in 1999. During this time he ranked nationally in the Men’s Over 50 group in squash. He qualified as one of the earliest US Squash National Referees refereeing international squash tournaments held in the US.

In addition to his other activities he was Producer of a docudrama on his religion Zoroastrianism, “On Wings of Fire.” Maestro Zubin Mehta graced the project with his participation. Meherji saw this as a project to get young Zoroastrians involved in discussion of the Faith.

We are blessed to have known Meherji and shared many great and memorable times together and shall miss deeply his presence from this day forth.

Meherji leaves behind his beloved brother, Jamshed, his nephews Cyrus, Jehangir, Benjamin and his niece Scheherazade. To the very end he cared deeply for his wife Bakhtawar.

Submitted by Jamshed K Madan.