Experience

Agroecology Fund

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Strategic Operations, Finance and Administration

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  The Agroecology Fund (AEF) is a multi-donor fund supporting agroecological practices and policies. The Fund aims to support viable food systems, promote the economic and nutritional well-being and human rights of small farmers and indigenous peoples and their communities, strengthen biodiversity conservation and mitigate climate change through low-input agriculture featuring sustainable soil and water use. The Agroecology Fund (AEF) is a multi-donor fund supporting agroecological practices and policies. The Fund aims to support viable food systems, promote the economic and nutritional well-being and human rights of small farmers and indigenous peoples and their communities, strengthen biodiversity conservation and mitigate climate change through low-input agriculture featuring sustainable soil and water use.



C-GEM | Centre for Grower-centric Eco-value Mechanisms

• India

• Co-founder and Advisor

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  C-GEM accelerates climate mitigation and adaptation benefit to the local communities by scaling the adoption of agroecological practices at the grassroots level by leveraging climate, ecosystem, and carbon financing instruments. We are the only not-for-profit initiative in the world that focuses on growers and negotiates the market on their behalf. C-GEM accelerates climate mitigation and adaptation benefit to the local communities by scaling the adoption of agroecological practices at the grassroots level by leveraging climate, ecosystem, and carbon financing instruments. We are the only not-for-profit initiative in the world that focuses on growers and negotiates the market on their behalf.



earth&us

• India
• Environmental Services

• Founder

  • Aug 2009 - Present

  earth&us is an enabler engaged in tackling systemic problems around equitable development and environmental sustainability. We believe that together we can create a society that is personally fulfilling, socially just, and environmentally sustainable. We direct the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) resources and institutional funding to problems that are systemic and generally overlooked. Our projects are designed for a long term impact to protect the future of the present population and coming generations. We believe technology will play a big role in addressing environmental issues and committed to appropriate use of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and blockchain. We are in the process of creating a comprehensive ethical product rating system for India that will measure health, social and environmental impact. It will inform and enable consumer decisions on these parameters. We have delivered large projects around environmental awareness in rural schools of India. We also conduct workshops on happiness as we believe that happier people generally consume less resources. We have worked in the areas of renewable energy, food, mobility, waste management and rainwater harvesting. Show less



Impactwala

• India
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Impactwala is developing an Imact Rating System for products to enable consumers to make optimal choices and create impact through their purchases. The impact rating will include health, social and ennvironmental impact based on the information available across a broad spectrum of sources. Impactwala is developing an Imact Rating System for products to enable consumers to make optimal choices and create impact through their purchases. The impact rating will include health, social and ennvironmental impact based on the information available across a broad spectrum of sources.



Integrated Transport Service, Auroville

• Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India

• Co-founder and Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Integrated Transport Service offers sustainable and quiet modes of transport in Auroville. The learning will be applied to scale similar solutions in smart cities and towns of India. Integrated Transport Service offers sustainable and quiet modes of transport in Auroville. The learning will be applied to scale similar solutions in smart cities and towns of India.



The Neem Tree

• India
• Non-profit Organizations

• Co-founder and Advisor

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Founded a restaurant that experiments with and promotes sustainable nutrition. It is also provides a hangout and a meeting space to engage with others. Founded a restaurant that experiments with and promotes sustainable nutrition. It is also provides a hangout and a meeting space to engage with others.



ALoT Auroville Library of Things

• Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India

• Founder and Advisor

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  ALoT enables people to borrow things they for a short period thus promoting collaborative consumption and consumption reduction. ALoT enables people to borrow things they for a short period thus promoting collaborative consumption and consumption reduction.



Swadharma Experiential Learning

• Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India

• Co-Founder and Faculty

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  The Swadharma program is a response to the call for an education for our times. It offers young seekers – age 18 to 28 – the opportunity to embark on a transformative learning adventure with the goal of self-discovery. The program is based on the idea that helping young people discover who they are and what brings them alive is not only meaningful at an individual level, but also essential for building a socially just, environmentally sustainable and consciously awakened future. The Swadharma program is a response to the call for an education for our times. It offers young seekers – age 18 to 28 – the opportunity to embark on a transformative learning adventure with the goal of self-discovery. The program is based on the idea that helping young people discover who they are and what brings them alive is not only meaningful at an individual level, but also essential for building a socially just, environmentally sustainable and consciously awakened future.



National Coalition for Natural Farming

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  The ‘National Coalition for Natural Farming’ seeks to build a platform for accelerating the learning, practice, and policy related to agroecology-based farming practices in its multiple variants. The effort is to empower at least 50 million small and marginal farmers covering at least 30 million ha of agriculture land across India to practice one or the other forms of Natural Farming (specified below) within 10 years, with a special emphasis on empowering socially marginalised groups and regenerating environmentally vulnerable areas, with farmers’ collectives as the foundational basis and women farmers in leadership roles. Show less



Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture Network

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator - Communication and Partnerships

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

  Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture (RRA) Network works with marginal rainfed farmers through its members and partners to tackle farmers' income, malnutrition, food security, water stress, climate change and soil degradation. It promotes sustainable agriculture practices and uses systems thinking approach. It works with government, donors and partners to influence policy and affect large scale change. Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture (RRA) Network works with marginal rainfed farmers through its members and partners to tackle farmers' income, malnutrition, food security, water stress, climate change and soil degradation. It promotes sustainable agriculture practices and uses systems thinking approach. It works with government, donors and partners to influence policy and affect large scale change.



amrutDhara

• Chennai Area, India

• Founder and CEO

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2018

  amrutDhara is a social enterprise for developing and deploying solutions for safe and affordable drinking water without disposable plastic water bottles. Bottled water is quite expensive and not always affordable. The quality of bottled water is questionable and this has been confirmed by numerous independent studies. Moreover, plastic bottles and pouches are contributing heavily to an already very serious solid waste problem in the country. We are developing a self-service loose water dispenser with built-in basic water testing. It will work like an ATM and offer safe water at an affordable price. Show less



Integrated Rural Development

• Auroville, India

• Director, Sustainable Livelihoods

  • May 2012 - Sep 2014

  Focused on selection, support and funding of local enterprises to enable environmentally sustainable livelihoods in the bio-region. Focused on selection, support and funding of local enterprises to enable environmentally sustainable livelihoods in the bio-region.



University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

• Civil Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Research Fellow

  • Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  I was awarded a visiting fellowship at the Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia to explore planning and sustainability related issues for new townships in India. I was awarded a visiting fellowship at the Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia to explore planning and sustainability related issues for new townships in India.



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Oct 2000 - Jul 2007

  Senior Consultant and Lead Pricer – Strategic Outsourcing Finance. Financial structuring and analysis of outsourcing deals usually in the tune of 100 million US$ plus. Clients included the NHS (National Health Service), Argos, Lloyds TSB, DEFRA, Ahold and RSA Senior Consultant, CRM Practice, Oct 2000 – Oct 2003 Clients included Johnson & Johnson, AXA Sun Life, Merrill Lynch HSBC, Barclays, ABN Amro, Shell and Norwich Union Health Care. Senior Consultant and Lead Pricer – Strategic Outsourcing Finance. Financial structuring and analysis of outsourcing deals usually in the tune of 100 million US$ plus. Clients included the NHS (National Health Service), Argos, Lloyds TSB, DEFRA, Ahold and RSA Senior Consultant, CRM Practice, Oct 2000 – Oct 2003 Clients included Johnson & Johnson, AXA Sun Life, Merrill Lynch HSBC, Barclays, ABN Amro, Shell and Norwich Union Health Care.



ZS

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Aug 1997 - Oct 2000

  Led a number of projects to design and implement Business Information Systems that included Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and CRM systems. Clients included Novartis, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and GSK Led a number of projects to design and implement Business Information Systems that included Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and CRM systems. Clients included Novartis, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and GSK