Hailing from Godhra, India, Dr. Jasvant Modi, born in 1951, is a skilled gastroenterologist with a medical degree from B.J. Medical College and residency training in Chicago, Illinois. His wife, Dr. Meera Modi, was born in Wankaner, India in 1949 and is a caring internist who earned her medical degree from Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi and fulfilled her residency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. United in their Jain faith, Meera and Jasvant are committed to philanthropy and championing the tenets of Jainism through healthcare and education initiatives in India and the United States.