Meet the Amazing LEAD Fellows

Welcome to our community of innovators and leaders. The LEAD Fellows are passionate professionals committed to driving positive change across India. Each Fellow brings unique expertise and a deep commitment to addressing the challenges in their communities.

Discover Visionaries Across Sectors

Use the below filter to explore the profiles of our exceptional Fellows. Whether you’re interested in environmental sustainability, social entrepreneurship, or policy advocacy, you’ll find leaders making a real difference.
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Arun K Varma
Cohort 11

Arun K Varma

Vice President
New Delhi
Arun Varma is a communicator by profession. He has spent more than a decade in mainstream journalism in India. With focus on business and…
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Bharati Chaturvedi
Cohort 11

Bharati Chaturvedi

Director
New Delhi
Bharati Chaturvedi is the founder and director of Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group. Her idea of founding Chintan was an attempt to engage…
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C N Anil
Cohort 11

C N Anil

Independent Consultant
Nepal
After graduating from Tata Institute of Social Sciences in 1995, Mr. Anil chose to work in the North Eastern part of India. He began…
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Chandra Mohan Bodhapati, IAS
Cohort 11

Chandra Mohan Bodhapati, IAS

Secretary
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Chandra Mohan Bodhapati is an IAS Officer presently working for the Government of Tamil Nadu as the Commissioner, Chennai Corporation. He is also…
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Chingmak S K
Cohort 11

Chingmak S K

Secretary
Nagaland
Chingmak Kejong is the Chief Functionary and co- founder of the Eleutheros Christian Society, a community based organization stationed in Tuensang located at the…
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Girija Godbole
Cohort 11

Girija Godbole

Independent Consultant
Maharashtra
Girija Godbole is currently doing Ph.d. at University of Cambridge under Gates Cambridge Trust scholarship. Her research seeks to understand the changing relationship between…
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Jyoti Sharma
Cohort 11

Jyoti Sharma

Independent Consultant
Rajasthan
Ms. Sharma has been involved in both Urban and Rural poverty and other interrelated development issues. She has worked on the issues of Urban…
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Manisha Verma, IAS
Cohort 11

Manisha Verma, IAS

Secretary
Mumbai
Manisha Verma belongs to 93 batch of Indian administrative services and is presently serving as Director, National Advisory Council, Government of India prior to…
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N Muthu Velayudham
Cohort 11

N Muthu Velayudham

Secretary-CCD
Tamil Nadu
Mr. N. Muthu Velayutham is a professionally trained social worker with in-depth field knowledge on micro finance, community enterprise, medicinal plants conservation and local…
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Nalong Mize
Cohort 11

Nalong Mize

Former Adviser
Arunachal Pradesh
Mr. Nalong Mize is currently an Advisor to the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. Prior to this position, Mr. Nalong Mize was the Chief…
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Sandeep Dash, IAS
Cohort 11

Sandeep Dash, IAS

Independent Consultant
France
Mr. Dash had worked in the PMO office as Joint Secretary. He had also been the Finance Member of Bangalore Development Authority, Bangalore, Sandeep…
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Suneetha Dasappa Kacker
Cohort 11

Suneetha Dasappa Kacker

Consultant, Urban and Water
New Delhi
Suneetha Dasappa Kacker is an architect with an M.Phil. in housing and urban studies. She studied at the School of Planning and Architecture, New…
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Parag Ajit Rangnekar
Cohort 11

Parag Ajit Rangnekar

Programme Manager
Goa
Parag Rangnekar is an employee of Mineral Foundation of Goa, a charity organization set-up by the mining industry in Goa as a collective approach…
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Sanjay Deshmukh
Cohort 11

Sanjay Deshmukh

Ex Vice-Chancellor
Maharashtra
At the age of 37, Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh was selected as Professor of Life Sciences at the 154 year old University of Mumbai (estd.…
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Surya Prasad Acharya
Cohort 11

Surya Prasad Acharya

Ex-Joint Secretary
Nepal
Mr. Acharya has been working in the Nepalese Administrative Service for almost two decades. In the past, he served in the capacity of Planning…
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