Experience

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  Krishi Bounty Biotech, a large scale plant Tiss...

  • Nandi Hills, Bangalore

  • Managing Director

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Nandi Hills, Bangalore
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  Terra Mater, Inc., my family fdn supporting org...

  • New York, United States

  • President

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • New York, United States
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  Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Bi...

  • Montpellier, France

  • One of the coordinating lead authors for global assessment of sustainable use...

    • Oct 2018 - Jul 2022
    • Montpellier, France

    I, along with a multi-disciplinary team of experts drawn from several countries and all continents completed in July 2022 a global assessment of the sustainable use of wild species. This report commissioned by the Inter-governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (...

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  Safe Harvest Pvt. Ltd.

  • Bangalore

  • Chair of the Board of Directors

    • Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
    • Bangalore

    I chaired the board of this certified pesticide-free food co., working with several thousand small farmers to deliver affordable and safe staples (rice, wheat, lentils etc.) to consumers.

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  CGIAR Consortium

  • Montpellier, France

  • Board member

    • Feb 2010 - Jun 2016
    • Montpellier, France

    I served as a member of the Executive Committee of the founding Board (2010-2013) and as Chair of its Science, Programs and Partnership Committee, overseeing the implementation of the Consortium Research programs in 15 CG Centers around the world, together with their partners to address improved ...

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  Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the En...

  • Bangalore, India

  • Executive Director

    • Aug 2012 - Jan 2016
    • Bangalore, India

    I headed one of the premier environmental think tanks of the world as rated by a University of Pennsylvania survey for the past three years (top 20). ATREE does interdisciplinary research in various aspects of environment and development, conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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  Ford Foundation

  • New Delhi, India

  • Regional Director for South Asia

    • Jun 2003 - Jan 2009
    • New Delhi, India

    First Indian to lead the largest overseas office of the Ford Foundation, overseeing grants and programs in several countries of the region to support visionary leaders and innovative organizations on the front lines of social change.

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  The Mountain Institute

  • Washington, DC, USA

  • Director, Asia

    • Sep 2001 - May 2003
    • Washington, DC, USA

    Strategy development and implementation of conservation and development projects in high priority mountain landscapes of India, Nepal, Tibet Autonomous Region, and China.

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  The Nature Conservancy

  • Washington, DC, USA

  • Dep Director and CFO, Compatible Ventures Group

    • Jun 2000 - Sep 2001
    • Washington, DC, USA

    I was involved in the setting up of the Forest Bank and other environmentally sound and compatible ventures in the US for the Nature Conservancy.

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  WWF-US

  • Manila, Philippines

  • Regional Director/Director - Biodiversity Conservation Network

    • Mar 1996 - Apr 1999
    • Manila, Philippines

    Monitored and evaluated the implementation of biodiversity conservation projects through community-based, enterprise-oriented approaches in the Asia-Pacific region (Fiji, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, India and Nepal) to simultaneously enhance living standards while conservi...

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  Citibank

  • New York

  • Vice President

    • Jan 1986 - Sep 1988
    • New York

    Involved in strategic planning and corporate Mergers and Acquisitions.

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  Marine Midland Bank, HSBC

  • New York, USA

  • Vice President

    • Feb 1981 - Dec 1985
    • New York, USA

    Corporate planning and bank acquisitions

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  Citicorp Homeowners

  • Southfield, MI, USA

  • Credit Analyst

    • May 1979 - Jan 1981
    • Southfield, MI, USA

    Assessing loan quality

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  Standard Chartered Bank

  • Europe and India

  • Credit Officer

    • Aug 1973 - Jul 1977
    • Europe and India

    I had 2 years of training in various aspects of corporate banking at the bank's offices in London, Rotterdam, Milan and Zurich. This was followed by 2 years of work as a Credit Officer at the Bank's Chennai office