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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Abhishek Bhardwaj
Cohort 20

Abhishek Bhardwaj

Director
Mumbai
Abhishek, a very warm and collaborative sought-after finance professional, handles high pressure situations with ease. His out of the box thinking, far sightedness and…
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Ankita Sharma
Cohort 20

Ankita Sharma

Sustainability Analyst
Mumbai
Ankita Sharma is a young Sustainability Leader and a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum, carrying rich and diverse experience of anchoring Sustainability…
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Colonel Soumendra Pandey
Cohort 20

Colonel Soumendra Pandey

Commanding Officer
Delhi
Col Soumendra Pandey is a serving army officer with 28 years of service. He is currently the Commanding Officer of a National Cadet Corps…
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Dr. Bhavik Kirtibhai Patel
Cohort 20

Dr. Bhavik Kirtibhai Patel

Scientist- B
Gujarat
Bhavik completed his bachelors from The M. S. University of Baroda and Masters from renowned Bharti Vidhyapeeth Institute for Environment Education and Research, Pune,…
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Dr. Bhawana Pathak
Cohort 20

Dr. Bhawana Pathak

Associate Professor
Gujarat
Dr. Bhawana Pathak is working as Associate Professor in School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat. Earlier she has worked as…
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Dr. Madhura Niphadkar-Bandekar
Cohort 20

Dr. Madhura Niphadkar-Bandekar

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Madhura Niphadkar-Bandekar has a deep love for nature and the wild, instilled in her since her childhood in the lovely city of Pune,…
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Dr. Vidya Tikoo
Cohort 20

Dr. Vidya Tikoo

EHS and Sustainability Expert
Mumbai
Dr. Vidya has a diverse experience as functional leader in consulting and corporate jobs in management systems; requirements of international standards for environment, health,…
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Dr. Alokeparna Sengupta
Cohort 20

Dr. Alokeparna Sengupta

Assistant Professor
Haryana
Dr. Alokeparna studied Architecture in M.S University Baroda, followed by Urban Management and Architectural Design in Domus Academy in Milan and later obtained a…
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Dr. Ashwini Tikle
Cohort 20

Dr. Ashwini Tikle

Project Technical Assistant
Madhya Pradesh
The Directorate of Pulses Development (DPD) is the National Head Quarter of pulses commodity under the crops division of the Ministry of Agriculture &…
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Janjri Jay Jasani
Cohort 20

Janjri Jay Jasani

Head - Sustainability Services
Mumbai
Janjri graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a MSc. in Environmental Protection and Management and is currently working with the Centre for Environmental…
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Ketan Parmar
Cohort 20

Ketan Parmar

Founder
Vadodara
Ketan a post-graduate in Masters in Social Entrepreneurship from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, has always been passionate for nature and natural living.…
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Manisha Payak
Cohort 20

Manisha Payak

Senior officer CSR
Manisha Payak is a development sector professional for past 10 years; she has seen the sector in and out and understands what the key…
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Nalini Kaushal
Cohort 20

Nalini Kaushal

CSR Specialist
Mumbai
Nalini Kaushal is a CSR and Learning & Development Specialist with over 16 years of experience. An alumnus of S P Jain Institute of…
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Naveen Upadhyay
Cohort 20

Naveen Upadhyay

Manager and Co-founder
Uttarakhand
Naveen is the co-founder of Camp Hornbill, a community initiated and managed enterprise that focuses on rural and ecotourism in Ky ri village near…
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Nima Gurung
Cohort 20

Nima Gurung

Child Protection & Development Program Coordinator
Uttarakhand
Ms. Nima Gurang after giving her final examination of Bachelor's degree in December 1989, joined a first private school for teaching children and later…
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