Meet the LEAD Fellows Changemakers Visionaries
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.
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Use the search function below 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.
T Chandini
- Director
- New Delhi
- Cohort 6
Dr. T. Chandini works as a Director in the Ministry....
Brij Mohan Singh Rathore, IFS
- Chief Policy Advisor
- Nepal
- Cohort 7
Mr Brij Mohan Singh Rathore, a professional forester from Indian....
Dr Ajit Kumar Jha
- Editor
- Qatar
- Cohort 7
Ajit Kumar Jha launched the GULF Tribune from Doha, Qatar....
Dr Anoop Upadhyay, IFS
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
- Punjab
- Cohort 7
Anoop Upadhyay is building a database and mathematical models as....
Dr Archana Godbole
- Director
- Maharashtra
- Cohort 7
Dr. Archana Godbole is the Founder Director of Applied Environmental....
Dr Salim Javed
- Manager, Terrestrial Assessment and Conservation
- Abu Dubai
- Cohort 7
Salim Javed is currently Manager, Terrestrial Assessment and Conservation Unit....
Dr. Vinayak Rao
- Founder and Chief Executive
- Tamil Nadu
- Cohort 7
Dr. Vinayak Rao, a national of India, is a specialist....
Ganesh Pangare
- Regional Director, Asia-Pacific
- Bangkok
- Cohort 7
Ganesh is a fellow of the Ashoka Innovators for the....
Mona Dhamakar
- Advisor
- Amsterdam
- Cohort 7
Mona Dhamankar is currently working as an Advisor, Sustainable Economic....
Lalbiak M Ngente
- Principal Architect & CEO
- Mizoram
- Cohort 7
Dr. Lalbiakmawia Ngente is an Architect and a Management Graduate....
Tejinder Singh Bhogal
- Development Consultant
- New Delhi
- Cohort 7
Tejinder Singh Bhogal is a Development Consultant at NGOs and....
Mamita Bora Thakkar
- WASH Specialist
- New Delhi
- Cohort 7
Mamita works with the WaterAid India as the Regional Coordinator....
Veena Ravichandran
- Founder and Chief Executive
- Canada
- Cohort 7
Veena Ravichandran is currently Founder and Chief Executive at Climate....
Yedla Padmavathi
- Chief of Field Office
- Nigeria
- Cohort 7
Y Padmavathi presently working as Chief of Field office at....
Ajith Venniyoor
- Faculty, Journalism & Mass Communication
- Kerala
- Cohort 8
Ajith is a faculty at the department of Journalism and....
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