ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

BA: Knox College

Masters: Kings College London

PROFILE SUMMARY

Senior sustainability professional with experience across corporate, consulting, and non-profit sectors. Specialises in ESG strategy, sustainability reporting, CSR programmes, and stakeholder communications. Has led group-wide initiatives for large organisations and advised clients across finance, infrastructure, energy, and development. Known for combining systems thinking with practical, execution-focused delivery.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

11 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Independent Sustainability Consultant | Freelance Aug 2020 – present
• Interdisciplinary approach to advise and support clients on a range of services including sustainability
strategy, research, corporate social responsibility, communications and reporting

Manager | Centre for Social & Environmental Innovation, ATREE Sep 2019 – Jul 2020
• Researched and developed strategy and plans for Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayan region including food
tourism, revitalizing local food economy, restoring pride in local food systems and culture
• Knowledge dissemination of CSEI initiatives, including co-authoring an insight article - Using systems thinking to create a sustainable food system, and conceptualizing a coffee table book on ‘forgotten foods’ of the southern Western Ghats
• Co-authored the Food Vision Prize 2050 application (conducted by the Rockefeller Foundation,
SecondMuse and OpenIDEO), which was selected as a semi-finalist out of 1,300+ applications globally

Independent Sustainability Consultant | Freelance, Mumbai Jun 2015 – Aug 2019
• Advise and support on a range of services including sustainability strategy, research, corporate social
responsibility, awareness and capacity building, volunteering, communications and reporting
• Clients include Tata Capital, Tata Housing, Centre for Environmental Research & Education, Forum for the
Future, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy, GuideStar India and South United Sports Foundation

Manager | Tata Sustainability Group, Mumbai Apr 2013 – May 2015
[Formerly Sustainability Group – Tata Quality Management Services (TQMS)]
• Designed and conducted capacity building and sustainability awareness programs for several Tata group
companies including Tata AIG, Indian Hotels (Taj), Rallis, and Voltas
• Organized and coordinated Tata Global Sustainability Council and Sustainability Working Committee
(India), the group’s apex governance bodies on sustainability consisting of MDs, CEOs and Chief
Sustainability Officers
• Led communications for TSG including monthly newsletter and website content
• Managed and coordinated the flagship Tata Sustainability Month (formerly Tata Environment Month), an
annual group wide campaign to raise awareness and demystify environmental and social issues
• Part of a three member team that conceptualized, designed and implemented the pioneering group level volunteering platform Tata Engage to provide volunteering opportunities for employees
• Assisted in planning, coordination and execution of the annual Tata Sustainability Leadership Programme in partnership with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) for senior leadership

Associate Consultant | Ernst & Young (EY), Mumbai Jul 2010 – Aug 2011
• Led Sustainability Reporting engagements, identification of internal data streams and material issues, development of reporting frameworks and content for some of India’s largest companies including the Mahindra Group and Hindustan Construction Company

• Co-authored and edited a report on corporate sustainability efforts in India – Leveraging Value- Corporate
Response to Sustainability Challenge
• Experienced in Sustainability Reporting assurance; conducted critical assessments of report content and evaluated information integrity through site visits, including Fortune 500 major- Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
• Recipient of EY Excellerator Award for Individual Excellence for strong focus on quality, driving client
satisfaction, analysis and insight, process improvement, teamwork, and engagement execution

Sustainability Consultant | Tata Power, Mumbai Jan 2009 – Jul 2010
• Evaluated and reviewed clean and renewable energy technologies for the technology monitoring database used by senior management to expand the company’s clean energy portfolio
• Co-authored the 2008-09 sustainability report – Responsible Growth & Beyond – based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines
• Designed a Sustainability Training Module for increasing employee awareness and held sessions for
Graduate Engineer Trainees (GET)

Sustainability Coordinator | Mahindra Group, Mumbai Aug 2007 – Oct 2008
• Helped pioneer sustainability initiatives as the first member of the Corporate Sustainability Cell reportin directly to the Vice President
• Formulated strategy to institutionalize sustainability and create long term goals, targets, and commitments which was adopted by the Sustainability Council comprising of senior management
• Authored Mahindra’s first ever Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) based sustainability report - Alternative
Thinking, with GRI-checked Application Level A+, published in October 2008.
• Formed and coordinated a reporting structure implemented by senior management to annually report on the Group’s environmental, social and economic performance
• Initiated the reporting exercise for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), reported annually by the company
ever since
• Helped in the administration of Mahindra Hariyali a program to plant 1 million trees in India by October 2008