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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Bandu Sampatrao Sane
Cohort 13

Bandu Sampatrao Sane

Director
Maharashtra
Bandu Sane is the Director of KHOJ which works in the Melghat region of Maharashtra. Bandu has a Bachelors in Law from Punjabrao Deshmukh…
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Bibhudutta Sahu
Cohort 13

Bibhudutta Sahu

Project Director
Meghalaya
Bibhudutta Sahu has been been working in the Church of North India-Synodical Board of Social Services, a faith based organization for the past 10…
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Dr. Anish Andheria
Cohort 13

Dr. Anish Andheria

President & Executive Director
Maharashtra
Dr. Anish Andheria is the Director of the Wildlife Conservation Trust, a non-profit organization set up to preserve, protect and conserve wildlife and fight…
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Dr. Sudip Mitra
Cohort 13

Dr. Sudip Mitra

Head and Professor
Assam
Sudip Mitra is currently the Head and full Professor at the School of Agro and Rural Technology and the founding head of the Centre…
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Hekali Vikiye Zhimomi, IAS
Cohort 13

Hekali Vikiye Zhimomi, IAS

Secretary
Lucknow
Hekali Zhimomi has received a Post graduate Degree in Social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She briefly worked with NGOs as…
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Meeta Srivastava
Cohort 13

Meeta Srivastava

Independent Consultant
Mumbai
Meeta Srivastava has been with the National Geographic Channel (NGC) for the past five years as an Independent Consultant of Mission Programme, ËœRide The…
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Nila Pandian
Cohort 13

Nila Pandian

Senior Project Appraisal Officer
New Delhi
Nila Pandian is a Fellow at the Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI), New Delhi, the Research &Training wing of The Housing & Urban Development…
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Niraj Bhatiker
Cohort 13

Niraj Bhatiker

Senior Engineer
Goa
Niraj Bhatiker works at Sesa Industries Limited - Pig Iron Plant, Amona as a Sr. Engineer, Environment & Safety. Sesa Industries is a unit…
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Ruth Aparna Raju
Cohort 13

Ruth Aparna Raju

Chief Executive Officer
Kolktata
Ms Ruth has worked as a Trainee Copy writer with an Advertising Agency, CONTAD (Continental Advertising Services) as a teacher in Welland Gouldsmith School,…
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Samir Audi
Cohort 13

Samir Audi

Manager -ESTATE
Goa
Mr Audi works at V. M. Salgaocar & Bro. Pvt. Ltd., Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, a company predominantly engaged in extraction, processing and export of iron…
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Snehil Kumar
Cohort 13

Snehil Kumar

Total Quality Management Counselor
Jaipur
Snehil Kumar is a Total Quality Management counselor based in Jaipur. He is an engineer with 10 years of experience as practicing manager in…
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