Meet the team

ICLEI South Asia has more than 70 staff in 22 offices around the region, offering expertise that positions local and regional governments to advance sustainable urban development along our five pathways.

Hansa Patel Chairperson, ICLEI South Asia, Advisor and Executive Director All India Institute of Local Self Government Vadodara, India
Hansa Patel
Chairperson, ICLEI South Asia, Advisor and Executive Director All India Institute of Local Self Government Vadodara, India

As the Chairperson of ICLEI South Asia, Ms. Hansa Patel continues to work closely with the cities and ICLEI staff to facilitate the exchange of environmental protection innovations by transfer of technology. She is also the Executive Advisor of the All India Institute of Local Self Governments, where she ensures that local authorities in India contribute more effectively to the urban development process and provide better living conditions to the citizens at large. At present, she is the Chairperson to Develop Asian Cities for Urban Sustainability and also to Twin Cities for Linking Business and Education Awareness.

Prof. A.K. Maitra Vice-Chairperson, ICLEI South Asia, Former Director School of Planning & Architecture (New Delhi)
Prof. A.K. Maitra
Vice-Chairperson, ICLEI South Asia, Former Director School of Planning & Architecture (New Delhi)

Professor A.K.Maitra is an architect-town planner by profession. He has been involved in the field of planning and development of human settlements within environmental sustainability for more than 45 years now. He is an environment and development enthusiast and acts as a consultant for numerous government, regional and international organisations. Professor Maitra has written several books and journals too.

Emani Kumar Executive Director
ICLEI South Asia
Emani Kumar
Executive Director
ICLEI South Asia

Emani Kumar is the Executive Director of ICLEI South Asia since its founding in 2005. Also the Deputy Secretary-General of ICLEI Global since 2013, he works with all the offices in Asia, ensuring cohesion in the implementation of ICLEI’s agendas and spearheads advocacy activities in the region. He also supports the Secretary-General in representing ICLEI at all international fora.

With degrees in Environmental Management, Environmental Planning, and Civil Engineering, Emani has more than twenty-five years of professional experience in climate change policy and planning, urban local governance, urban and environmental planning, renewable energy and energy efficiency, social accountability, systems management, and auditing.

In addition to steering the organisation’s strategic growth, as a thought leader in the sustainable and climate-resilient urban development arena, he also leads and coordinates various multi-year, multi-sectoral, and multi-country projects, and action-research initiatives.

Emani Kumar Executive Director
ICLEI South Asia
Emani Kumar
Executive Director
ICLEI South Asia

Emani Kumar is the Executive Director of ICLEI South Asia since its founding in 2005. Also the Deputy Secretary-General of ICLEI Global since 2013, he works with all the offices in Asia, ensuring cohesion in the implementation of ICLEI’s agendas and spearheads advocacy activities in the region. He also supports the Secretary-General in representing ICLEI at all international fora.

With degrees in Environmental Management, Environmental Planning, and Civil Engineering, Emani has more than twenty-five years of professional experience in climate change policy and planning, urban local governance, urban and environmental planning, renewable energy and energy efficiency, social accountability, systems management, and auditing.

In addition to steering the organisation’s strategic growth, as a thought leader in the sustainable and climate-resilient urban development arena, he also leads and coordinates various multi-year, multi-sectoral, and multi-country projects, and action-research initiatives.

Soumya Chaturvedula Deputy Director
Soumya Chaturvedula
Deputy Director

Soumya Chaturvedula brings her training in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Management to the varied roles she has been playing in ICLEI South Asia since 2008. With design experience in water resource engineering and solid waste management, she is passionate about and works extensively with the sustainability team, supporting cities to tackle municipal waste, including plastic waste management. Experienced in climate action planning, with a focus on mitigation measures across sectors, she steers the development and implementation of cross-sector projects covering the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, air pollution abatement, and urban cooling. As the Deputy Director of ICLEI South Asia, she also provides strategic advice to multi-country development programs, the Government of India, various sub-national governments, and cities.

Bedoshruti Sadhukhan Associate Director
Bedoshruti Sadhukhan
Associate Director

Bedoshruti Sadhukhan is leading the Sustainability Management team for the last 10 years. With a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, she has more than 18 years of experience in the field of environment and project management, especially on environmental justice, environmental impact assessment and public participation in decision making, climate resilience and sustainable development.

She has worked on various issues including environmental management, climate resilience, water, solid waste, sanitation, and has gathered experience of working with municipalities in India, as well as South Asian countries, such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka with commendable inter-country experiences. Along with advocacy and campaign on environmental issues, she had also worked on human rights issues such as housing rights and tribal rights. She associates closely with city local governments for technical implementation of project activities, providing technical inputs and trainings and documentation. She has also been involved in developing different IEC materials on environmental management, solid waste management, integrated climate adaptive water management, and urban resilience which are used for training and capacity building of local governments.

Divya Prakash Vyas Associate Director
Divya Prakash Vyas
Associate Director

Divya Prakash Vyas, Associate Director at ICLEI South Asia, holds 19 years of expertise in Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Urban & Regional Land Use Planning. His extensive career spans roles at AECOM India Pvt. Ltd. as an Associate Director and at Oxford Policy Management (OPM) as a Senior Consultant focusing on Urban Policy and Planning. At C40 Cities, he advocated for climate action in cities like Amman, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, and more, fostering sustainable approaches by leveraging global city networks. He excels in managing diverse projects, collaborating with government agencies, and leading impactful business proposals.

Bedoshruti Sadhukhan Associate Director
Bedoshruti Sadhukhan
Associate Director

Bedoshruti Sadhukhan is leading the Sustainability Management team for the last 10 years. With a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, she has more than 18 years of experience in the field of environment and project management, especially on environmental justice, environmental impact assessment and public participation in decision making, climate resilience and sustainable development.

She has worked on various issues including environmental management, climate resilience, water, solid waste, sanitation, and has gathered experience of working with municipalities in India, as well as South Asian countries, such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka with commendable inter-country experiences. Along with advocacy and campaign on environmental issues, she had also worked on human rights issues such as housing rights and tribal rights. She associates closely with city local governments for technical implementation of project activities, providing technical inputs and trainings and documentation. She has also been involved in developing different IEC materials on environmental management, solid waste management, integrated climate adaptive water management, and urban resilience which are used for training and capacity building of local governments.

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Ritu Thakur Assistant Program Coordinator
Ritu Thakur
Assistant Program Coordinator

Ritu joined ICLEI South Asia in October 2010. She has a master’s degree in Water Resources Management from TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) University, and holds a B.Sc. Zoology Honors degree from Miranda House, University of Delhi. She has experience in projects related to closure and rehabilitation of landfills, testing and extraction of landfill gases and other solid waste management projects in various locations in India.

During her major project at TERI, she worked on a project under Yamuna Action Plan II where she carried out a gap analysis in municipal solid waste management in towns of Haryana vis-à-vis MSW Rules, 2000.Her primary area of interest lies in urban services, environment planning, climate change and sustainability.

MD. Jubaer Rashid Manager, Bangladesh Operations
MD. Jubaer Rashid
Manager, Bangladesh Operations

Jubaer joined ICLEI South Asia in 2015. He has expertise in urban resilience planning. He holds a Masters in Disaster Management from the University of Dhaka, Bachelor’s in Urban and Rural Planning from Khulna University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Planning from National Academy for Planning and Development. He is also an Environmental Management System Internal Auditor (ISO 14001:2015), and has certifications on climate change and cities from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

Jubaer is a member of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) and has professional records in the field of urban planning, climate change and development research. He worked in both government and non-government organizations and has wide engagement with the local government institutions in Bangladesh. With more than 12 years of experience, he has conducted a number of development projects on climate change adaptation, renewable energy, and urban development plans along with national and international partners – UN-Habitat, European Union, Rockefeller Foundation, JICA, World Bank, RMMRU, DFID and the Local Government Engineering Department of the Government of Bangladesh.

Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, he is managing the Bangladesh country office and coordinate projects based in various cities of Bangladesh.

Rahul Singh Manager
Rahul Singh
Manager

Rahul joined ICLEI in May 2012 and has a Masters degree in Environmental Management. Previously, he has worked as an Environment Auditor and audited top hotels situated nearby National parks of India. He assisted them to manage their Solid Waste, Energy and Water Consumption. He has also worked in water and air labs of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC, Govt. of NCT). Rahul has experience in the field of training and capacity building in the field of Sustainable Management and has a working knowledge of GIS.

Currently, in ICLEI South Asia, he is involved in environmental sustainability projects focusing on environmental management, water, solid waste, and climate adaptation and also with CPHEEO Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management, SUNYA- Towards zero waste and Realising DReAMS projects.

Sadeque Mahmud Consultant - Voluntary Local Review (VLR), Singra, Bangladesh
Sadeque Mahmud
Consultant - Voluntary Local Review (VLR), Singra, Bangladesh

Sadeque Mahmud joined as a Consultant – VLR in Singra at ICLEI South Asia. He completed his graduation in Urban and Rural Planning from Khulna University and post-graduation in Governance and Development Studies from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He is an Urban Planner by Profession. He has 12 years of work experience and has worked on urban local governance and livelihood support programs. He has also done program planning, management, training, monitoring and evaluation both nationally and internationally.

Rahul Rathi Senior Project Officer
Rahul Rathi
Senior Project Officer

Rahul Rathi Joined ICLEI South Asia on 17th June 2013. He has a background in Geography with a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning from CEPT University. Previously, he has worked on Arc GIS and Auto CAD.
He has a good understanding of Urban and Regional Planning. He has worked on preparing Urban Development Plan for Kathmandu (Nepal) during his masters.
He has completed his internship at PAS (Performance Assessment System) and during Internship of two months he worked for City Sanitation Plan in two cities of Gujarat.

He represents ICLEI in Rajasthan and is presently involved in Integrated Urban Water Management (AdoptIUWM). He is working for Rajasthan cities, Kishangarh and Jaisalmer, and helps in organising workshops.

Dr. Monalisa Sen Senior Program Coordinator
Dr. Monalisa Sen
Senior Program Coordinator

Monalisa joined ICLEI in July 2015. She has a PhD. In Environmental Sciences (University of Delhi), a Masters degree in Environmental Biology (University of Delhi) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law and Policy (National Law University).

She has been working for over 14 years in the fields of Biodiversity Conservation, Community Development, Enterprise Based Conservation and Restoration Ecology. She has worked across many states in India including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Kerala and Delhi. She has immense experience of working on issues related to biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas- a global biodiversity hotspot. She has worked with Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, University of Delhi; IUCN India and InsPIRE Network for Environment, prior to joining ICLEI.

Currently, Monalisa is working on developing the biodiversity portfolio for ICLEI South Asia.

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Rithika Fernandes Deputy Manager
Rithika Fernandes
Deputy Manager

Rithika has more than 7 years of experience working with sub-national and local governments. She holds a master’s degree in conservation biology and a post-graduate diploma in research methodology, specialising in natural resource management from James Cook University, Australia. She has been active in the fields of Natural Resource Management, Ecology, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions.

At ICLEI South Asia, she primarily works with the Biodiversity team.

 

 

 

Alex C. J. Deputy Manager
Alex C. J.
Deputy Manager

Alex joined ICLEI South Asia in May 2017.  He holds a Doctoral degree in Environmental Studies – Landscape ecology from Cochin University of Science and Technology, and a Masters’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Calicut. He is also a recipient of a certificate of proficiency in Geoinformation Science and Technology from Mahatma Gandhi University.

He has been working for over 10 years in the fields of Landscape Ecology, GIS and Remote Sensing, Biodiversity Conservation, Biocultural Restoration, and Extension & Training Activities. Prior to joining ICLEI South Asia, he has worked with the Forest Health and Extension & Training Division of Kerala Forest Research Institute, GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Christ College Irinjalakkuda, and Dairy Chemistry Laboratory, Kerala Agriculture University.

Currently, in ICLEI South Asia, he is Deputy Manager in Kochi working under the INTERACT-Bio project. The project aims at strengthening biodiversity management at all levels of governance and cooperation between national and sub-national authorities for ecosystem management in urban regions. The project is supported by BMUB ministry of government of Germany under their International Climate Initiative.

Shayeesh Tulshidas Pirankar City Associate, Goa (Biodiversity)
Shayeesh Tulshidas Pirankar
City Associate, Goa (Biodiversity)

Shayeesh holds a Master’s Degree in Zoology from Goa University. He also has experience in the field of community engagement, biodiversity documentation, and environmental science research. Shayeesh has worked as a Research Assistant at Mineral Foundation of Goa under the project Development of a Sustainable Bird Tourism Model at Navelim Wetland (IBA), Goa and as an Administrative Office Assistant at Tripura Foundation Builds HoPE. He has engaged with students from more than 20 schools in Goa during his career to make them aware of nature, bird conservation, and community development. He joined ICLEI in 2018 as a City Associate in Goa.

Saiely Mahesh Shirvankar City Associate
Saiely Mahesh Shirvankar
City Associate

Saiely earned her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and followed by a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre, Assagao, Goa. Passionate about nature and wildlife, she spearheads Bastora’s Biodiversity Management Committee as chairperson and has been working on People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) for her village. She contributes extensively in state surveys and conducts awareness seminars for schools, colleges, and local communities in Goa.

Soumya Chaturvedula Deputy Director
Soumya Chaturvedula
Deputy Director

Soumya Chaturvedula brings her training in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Management to the varied roles she has been playing in ICLEI South Asia since 2008. With design experience in water resource engineering and solid waste management, she is passionate about and works extensively with the sustainability team, supporting cities to tackle municipal waste, including plastic waste management. Experienced in climate action planning, with a focus on mitigation measures across sectors, she steers the development and implementation of cross-sector projects covering the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, air pollution abatement, and urban cooling. As the Deputy Director of ICLEI South Asia, she also provides strategic advice to multi-country development programs, the Government of India, various sub-national governments, and cities.

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Nikhil Kolsepatil Program Coordinator
Nikhil Kolsepatil
Program Coordinator

Nikhil joined ICLEI South Asia in November, 2013 and has a Master’s degree in Energy Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has diverse experience of working in areas of energy and climate change with city governments, national and international organizations, technical experts and businesses. Nikhil is also a certified lead auditor for ISO 50001 Energy Management System.

He is managing the execution of various projects and programmes as part of ICLEI’s Energy & Climate team. Nikhil is engaged in assisting cities through activities such as preparation of baseline energy and GHG emission inventories, energy and climate action planning, identification and implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions, undertaking technical research and analysis, stakeholder engagement and coordination among others.

Nikhil is currently working with Indian cities to assess their feasibility and potential to deploy efficient district cooling systems under UNEP’s District Energy in Cities Initiative. He has been involved in an Asian Development Bank assignment to carry out an investment grade energy audit for a LED street lighting retrofit project for 100,000 streetlights in Malaysia. Under the CapaCITIES project, he is assisting cities to address climate mitigation and adaptation in an integrated manner. He also supports ICLEI South Asia in its activities as the Asia LEDS Partnership Secretariat and manages ICLEI’s GHG emissions inventory tool HEAT+. Nikhil has been engaged in previous projects such as Urban LEDS, Urban Green Growth Strategies for Indian cities, and NAMA research study in India.

Nikhil has previously worked as an Energy Specialist with a private consulting firm based in Mumbai.

C. Sellakrishnan Senior Manager, Tamil Nadu Operations
C. Sellakrishnan
Senior Manager, Tamil Nadu Operations

C. Sellakrishnan is a postgraduate in Town and Country Planning course from Anna University, Chennai. He has about eight years experience in urban and regional planning projects.

Previously, he has worked on various State and Central Government sponsored Research and consultancy projects such as City Corporate Plans, Traffic Operational and Management Plans (TOMP) etc., as a Project Associate at the Centre for Human Settlements (CHS), Anna University. He joined Speck Systems Ltd Hyderabad in 2006, and has worked on urban projects using satellite imageries, GIS and urban utility mapping jobs.

Currently at ICLEI South Asia, Sellakrishnan has been involved in CCP cities of Coimbatore and Madurai. He has worked on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and implementation of the GHG emission reduction plans. At present he is working on the Local Renewables Model Communities Network project in Coimbatore City Corporation in Tamil Nadu.

Anandhan Subramaniyam Senior Manager
Anandhan Subramaniyam
Senior Manager
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Anandhan joined ICLEI South Asia in 2012 as Senior Engineer in New Delhi.
He holds B.Tech in Energy & Environmental Engineering from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

He has around 8 years of professional experience in the areas of Climate Change Mitigation including Renewable energy and energy efficiency; GHG inventory and Low Emission Development Strategies.

Previously he was working in the Climate Change & Sustainability Services team of Ernst & Young Private Limited, where he was handling CDM validation and verification projects, involved in the Accreditation and registration of the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) project and Baseline energy compilation and baseline energy audit of Designated Consumers (DC) under Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme.

In ICLEI, he has worked in a variety of projects, including Promoting Low Emission Urban Development Strategies in Emerging Economy Countries (Urban LEDS), Solar Cities, development of ICLEI’s Harmonized Emission Analysis Tool (HEAT) plus, South-South cooperation between cities in India, Indonesia, and South Africa., etc.

Currently, he is working to deliver “Asia LEDS Partnership Secretariat Services”, which aims to promote and advance LEDs in the Asia region; also he is involved in building Sustainable “National and Sub National Greenhouse Gas Estimates” for the waste sector.

Ankit Makvana Manager
Ankit Makvana
Manager

Ankit joined ICLEI South Asia in October 2014. He holds a master’s degree in Environmental Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, and a post-graduation diploma in Environmental Law and Policy from National Law University, Delhi. Currently overseeing Gujarat State Operations, Ankit manages various energy and climate change projects, including those addressing air pollution. Beyond ICLEI, Ankit previously worked with the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Gujarat. Notably, he has provided technical support to the city of Ahmedabad for Urban 20 (U20) 2023, one of the engagement groups of the G20.

Keshav Jha Manager (Research & Advocacy)
Keshav Jha
Manager (Research & Advocacy)

Keshav joined ICLEI in 2011. He holds a Master’s in Environmental Studies from the School of Environment Studies (SES), University of Delhi and two Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning & Development and Environmental Law & Management and an Appreciation program in Sustainability Sciences.

Keshav is a Climate Reality Leader trained by Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and has a four and a half years of experience in the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Accounting, Urban Low Emission and Climate Resilience Development planning. Previously, he has been working in the sustainable development sector with organizations like the World Wildlife Fund -India,Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd., Toxic’s Link etc.

Currently at ICLEI South Asia, Keshav is an integral part for most projects and programms on Low-carbon Climate-resilient Development. He is also currently preparing the Delhi State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) with the Department of Environment, Government of Delhi as per the guidelines of Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India. He has also been associated with ‘Quantification of Mitigation Intervention of Delhi City as a Whole’ wherein he inventorised Delhi’s Greenhouse Gas Emission and critically analyzed the Delhi government mitigation interventions.

Souhardo Chakraborty Deputy Manager
Souhardo Chakraborty
Deputy Manager

Souhardo joined ICLEI South Asia in September 2016. Before this he had worked with WRI India and IIM Ahmedabad. He has almost three years of work experience in the field of urban development. His expertise also includes environment planning, logistics management, and land management. He is a Master of Planning graduate from CEPT University Ahmedabad, and a Master of Science graduate from Presidency University, Kolkata. He has several publications to his name including a World Bank and an IIM paper.

Currently at ICLEI South Asia he is involved with the CapaCITIES project in Siliguri.

Anuradha Adhikari Assistant Manager
Anuradha Adhikari
Assistant Manager

Anuradha joined ICLEI South Asia in 2019. She has double master’s degrees: one in Planning (M. Plan) with specialisation in Environmental Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and the other in Science (M. Sc.) in Geography from the University of Calcutta.

She has diverse experience in the field of on-site sanitation, municipal service delivery, and community development. Prior to this, she worked with the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). She was deputed as a Sanitation as well as a GIS expert in ASCI for providing technical support to the Government of AP ‘S3 Andhra Project’, and Telangana. Responsible for developing GIS maps, data management, and analysis of 100% property records of pilot towns in these two states aligned with SBM-urban.

She also has extensive working knowledge of Transaction Advisory Services, documenting the best practices and community mobilization for research with marginalized populations at the grass-roots level, and worked towards providing natural resource-based livelihood.

At ICLEI South Asia, she is responsible for Holistic Solid Waste Management Project in GHMC with a specific focus on Plastic Waste Management.

Harpreet Singh Assistant Manager
Harpreet Singh
Assistant Manager

Harpreet joined ICLEI South Asia in 2021. He is a Renewable Energy Expert & Project Management Professional (PMP) with around 10 years of professional experience. Prior to joining ICLEI South Asia, he worked at the “European Union – India Technical Cooperation Project: Energy” as a Sr. Expert, assisting the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, and various state government bodies and discoms for the implementation of clean energy programmes with a key focus on rooftop solar, waste-to-energy and biogas programmes. Harpreet graduated as an electrical engineer from Apeejay College of Engineering and holds accreditation for post-graduation in finance. He is also pursuing a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law and Policy from National Law University, Delhi – World Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF-India). He has experience in policy advocacy, implementation of development projects, programme implementation with government and administration, capacity building including organising events and workshops, technical report writing and development of IT tools.

Bhupandra Salodia Assistant Manager
Bhupandra Salodia
Assistant Manager

Bhupandra Salodia joined ICLEI South Asia in April 2017 and is presently involved with the CapaCITIES project in Udaipur. He is an architect and has a post-graduation degree in Urban and Regional Planning (2012-2014) from CEPT University, Ahmedabad.

He has a diverse experience of 7 years in the Urban Planning and Architecture domain. Previously, he worked as an urban planner in a Delhi-based firm- Mosaic. He has worked on projects that developed the Tourism Master Plan of Chilika Lake and its Catchment in Odisha, the Tourism Master Plan of Tehri in Uttrakhand and the Coastal Tourism Development Plan for Karnataka.

Shardul Venegurkar Assistant Manager
Shardul Venegurkar
Assistant Manager

Shardul Venegurkar is a mechanical engineer from Pune. Before joining ICLEI South Asia in March 2017, Shardul worked with Orange County Foundation, Pune. He has over four years of work experience in the renewable energy sector and is familiar with environmental technologies like solar PV, solar thermal, small scale wind turbines, GHG inventories, green building certification for residential buildings, lime plaster, rainwater harvesting, sewage water treatment plant, waste composts, and more. His expertise includes rooftop solar PV systems, solar thermal systems, energy efficiency, and management.

Shardul played a key role in a project which provided green energy (solar energy) to every apartment in residential societies through a common roof-top solar PV system ultimately spreading awareness and increasing confidence among the residents regarding solar energy use at the household level. He worked with the FRAUNHOFER ICT team, Germany, on a project aimed at turning a township of more than 100 acres into a carbon-neutral one and regularly disseminates at architectural and engineering firms, information about green buildings.

Nagendran Nagarajan Senior Project Officer
Nagendran Nagarajan
Senior Project Officer

Nagendran Nagarajan joined ICLEI South Asia in 2010. He holds a Master’s in Spatial Information Technology – Department of School of Earth and Atmospheric Science from the University of Madras and He holds a Master’s in Environmental Science in Bharathiyar University also Post Graduate in Disaster Management in IGNOU.

He has around 12 years of professional experience in the areas of Remote Sensing and GIS, Municipal GIS, Town Planning, Climate Change and Mitigation, Non-Motorised Transport Planning, Master Plan for Solid Waste Management, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency; Solar Plant Design, GHG inventory and Low Emission Development Strategies, Bio-Gas Plant design with Measuring, Reporting and Verifying (MRV).

Previously he was working in Senior GIS Engineer of Magnasoft Private Limited, where he was handling deployment and different platforms in Utility Mapping, Transportation Networking Management, Town Planning Regulations, Water Utility Management (SCDA), Housing Board Construction Management & Preparation of Master Plan with DPR’s cities in TamilNadu. Decentralised Waste Water Management for Coimbatore city.

In ICLEI, he has worked in a variety of projects, including Asian Cities Adaptation, SUNYA Zero waste management, Solar Cities, ACCCRN, Engagement of Road Safety Management Consultant to help the Government of TamilNadu, Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Coimbatore Local Planning Area, On-street Parking Management strategy for Coimbatore, Strom Water Management Strategy for Coimbatore, Asia LEDS Partnership, Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Hyderabad.

Tools Handling ICLEI’s Harmonized Emission Analysis Tool (HEAT) plus, Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions Assessment and Monitoring (ECAM), ICLEI ACCCRN Process (IAP) tool kit, carbonn Climate Registry (cCR), Municipal GIS, Water Distribution Analysis and Design Software – Bentley (WaterGEMS), MRV for Bio-GAS, Libelium Ecosystem Tool (Sensor Nodes, SDK.API, Data Analysis), Libelium Air Quality. Vulnerability Mapping & Assessment for Urban Health – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India.

Mohammed Maaz Ali Senior Project Officer
Mohammed Maaz Ali
Senior Project Officer

Mohammed Maaz Ali joined ICLEI South Asia in March 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Planning from the School of Planning and Architecture,  Vijayawada, followed by an M. Tech in Urban Planning from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. Ali started his career as a Nodal Officer at Kakinada Smart City Corporation Limited, Andhra Pradesh where he carried out various initiatives under the Smart Cities Mission. He has been selected as a finalist by the Commonwealth Association of Planners for the 2021 Outstanding Young Planner Award from India. In addition, he has received felicitation twice for his professional performance as an urban planner. Presently at ICLEI South Asia, he is working as a Senior Project Officer for Energy and Climate projects.

Senthil Kumar Arumugam Senior Project Officer
Senthil Kumar Arumugam
Senior Project Officer

Senthil Kumar Arumugam joined ICLEI South Asia in 2019. He holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Technology from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical with Specialisation in Energy Engineering from VIT University, Vellore, India.

He has versatile project experience in various energy technologies and specialised in low-grade heat recovery for his master thesis research. He was briefly involved in a start-up project working on a passive cooling idea to cool down buildings using energy from sunlight.

Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, he is part of the Energy and Climate team.

Prateek Mishra Senior Engineer
Prateek Mishra
Senior Engineer

Prateek joined ICLEI South Asia in June 2019. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Power Engineering from the National Power Training Institute, New Delhi, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Prateek carries a varied experience from the power sector to sustainable energy and climate change. As part of ICLEI South Asia, he is supporting Energy & Climate team on greenhouse gas emission accounting & reporting, low emission development planning, climate action plan preparation, and baseline assessment of climate policies and programmes in South Asia.

Dipak Bhowmick City Project Officer
Dipak Bhowmick
City Project Officer

Dipak joined ICLEI South Asia in August 2021. Prior to this, he interned at the Narayanganj City Corporation where his key responsibilities were to monitor air quality and develop planning strategies for reducing carbon emissions. He has also worked as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer in Practical Action where he assisted in the project “Improved Cok Stoves (ICS) in Bagerhat district”. He has also worked in an action research project on urban agriculture, mitigating the urban heat island effect and improving the quality of life of urban poor supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban & Regional Planning from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) and a post-graduate diploma in International Relations from the University of Dhaka.

Vasavi Yarram City Project Officer
Vasavi Yarram
City Project Officer

Vasavi joined ICLEI South Asia in February 2022. Prior to this, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada. She was also associated with the Administrative Staff College of India as a Senior Research Associate under the WASH project. Vasavi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Planning followed by a Master’s degree in Transportation and Infrastructure Planning from SPA, Vijayawada. Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, she is part of the Energy and Climate team.

Kishan Shah Project Associate
Kishan Shah
Project Associate

Kishan joined ICLEI South Asia in December 2021. He has completed his Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the L.J. College of Engineering and Master’s in Planning with a specialization in Urban Infrastructure from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He has diverse work experience as a site engineer in monitoring the execution of work. He has also worked as an intern for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) projects in Patan, Gujarat. Presently at ICLEI South Asia, he is looking at the projects related to energy and climate.

Gaurav Patel Manager
Gaurav Patel
Manager

Gaurav’s proficiency spans across solar (both photovoltaics & thermal), wind, energy storage, power sector analysis, data analytics, and Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning. He holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), and is currently pursuing an executive MBA in energy sector management from PDEU. Prior to joining ICLEI South Asia, Gaurav has worked at organizations like RTI International and GERMI. His track record includes successful endeavours in system design, project management, consultancy, policy & regulatory evaluations, techno-economic feasibility studies, and pilot demonstrations within the energy domain.

 

Devas Pathak Project Associate
Devas Pathak
Project Associate

Devas joined ICLEI South Asia in February 2022. He has completed his Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute, followed by a Master’s degree in Planning (specialisation in Urban Infrastructure) from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Post his education, Devas was associated with the Commissionerate of Rural Development, Government of Gujarat, where he worked on schemes like Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen. He also interned at the Center for Water and Sanitation (CWAS) and analysed the impacts of the Delhi Free Water Policy scheme on different parameters. Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, he is part of the CapaCITIES Phase II project.

Akshay Kashikar Project Associate
Akshay Kashikar
Project Associate

Akshay is an architect and an urban planner with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from IDEAS, Nagpur followed by a master’s degree in Urban Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He has worked on assignments for Nagpur Smart City Mission, Nagpur’s town planning scheme, commercial and residential architectural projects, and initial conceptualisation of various projects. Akshay has more than 2 years of experience and was also a Teaching Associate at the Faculty of Planning, CEPT University prior to joining ICLEI South Asia in October 2022. Currently, he is looking at the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator (ZCBA) Project at Nagpur.

Daniel Robinson Project Lead
Daniel Robinson
Project Lead

Daniel Robinson is a climate change expert and has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in engineering from Anna University, Chennai. He has more than 15 years of experience in working with the city, state, and national governments on climate change, technology, and governance, and has the Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. He has worked with the Asian Development Bank, C40 Cities, and City Connect Foundation, and joined ICLEI South Asia in July 2022.

Sahil Patel Project Associate
Sahil Patel
Project Associate

Sahil Patel has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in planning, with specialisation in Urban Infrastructure, from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Before joining ICLEI South Asia in December 2022, he worked with an infrastructure design consultancy firm in Gandhinagar, where he gained multidisciplinary work experience in projects related to transport planning. He also interned with the Centre for Environment Education and the Centre for Water and Sanitation, CEPT University, under the Water4Change programme. He is currently working on ICLEI South Asia’s energy and climate projects in Ahmedabad.

Basundhara Karki Project Associate
Basundhara Karki
Project Associate

Basundhara is a Project Associate for Energy and Climate team at ICLEI South Asia since March 2023. She holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in Urban Infrastructure from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Previously, she has worked with Grant Thornton Bharat providing editorial support in Namchi Smart City Limited, and as a GIS mapping intern at Gangtok Smart City Limited.

Medha Prakash Associate (Research and Advocacy)
Medha Prakash
Associate (Research and Advocacy)

Medha Prakash is a sustainability expert with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences from Emory University in Atlanta, USA. She joined ICLEI South Asia in April 2023 after gaining valuable experience at Azim Premji University’s Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, where she worked on projects related to nature awareness and renewable energy. Medha has also completed an internship with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, she is focused on research and advocacy work.

Goru Satya City Project Associate
Goru Satya
City Project Associate

Satya joined ICLEI South Asia in May 2023. He obtained  his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, and went on to pursue a Master’s degree in City Planning from IIT Kharagpur. His career began as an urban planner in consultancy services. Prior to joining ICLEI South Asia, he has worked at the All India Institute of Local Self Government in Hyderabad. Currently, he is focused on  energy and climate projects at ICLEI South Asia.

Rutvik Bhatt City Project Associate
Rutvik Bhatt
City Project Associate

Rutvik Bhatt holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning and a Master’s degree specialising in Infrastructure Planning from CEPT University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Through his career, Rutvik has taken on diverse roles as an urban planner, researcher, and data analyst, focusing on various spatial planning projects. Notably, he has developed key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess and compare smart cities globally. During his internship with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Rutvik contributed to the revitalisation efforts of historically significant water bodies through the Amrit Sarovar Mahotsava program. In July 2023, he joined ICLEI South Asia and currently plays an active role in the CapaCITIES Phase II project, based out of Vadodara, Gujarat.

Raghav Kholi Project Officer
Raghav Kholi
Project Officer

Raghav, an urban designer, joined ICLEI South Asia in October 2023. He holds a Bachelor’s in Urban Design from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Previously, he worked as an Urban Design/Research Fellow with National Institute of Urban Affair‘s Youth Action for City Transformation program. He has also contributed to the design development of the Pune metro project and collaborated actively with various designers and researchers on impactful knowledge products. Currently, he focuses on climate and energy projects at ICLEI South Asia.

Dechen Wangmo City Project Associate
Dechen Wangmo
City Project Associate

Dechen became a part of ICLEI South Asia in November 2023. Holding a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Delhi Technological University, she brings valuable expertise to her role. Before joining ICLEI South Asia, she gained practical experience through an internship with the Public Works Department under the Government of Delhi. Furthermore, Dechen has contributed to the field by publishing a research paper titled “Study of Traffic Flow for Estimation of Level of Service.” Passionate about environmental issues, Dechen’s interests span across ESG, smart cities, energy efficiency, and sustainability.

Shubh Dhaliwal Project Associate
Shubh Dhaliwal
Project Associate

Shubh Dhaliwal joined ICLEI South Asia in July 2023. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Planning from the College of Engineering Pune and a Master’s degree with a specialisation in Environmental Planning from the School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal. As a Project Associate with ICLEI South Asia, he plays a pivotal role in energy and climate projects, showcasing his expertise and commitment to sustainable development and environmental conservation. 

Dhyey Malkan City Project Associate
Dhyey Malkan
City Project Associate

Dhyey became a part of ICLEI South Asia in February 2024. He is a graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. His prior experience includes working with architectural and urban transit planning firms, focusing on urban design and development projects in Gujarat and Delhi. During his postgraduate internship, he contributed to the development of a Heat Action Plan for AUDA, Ahmedabad. He has joined the Energy and Climate Team at ICLEI South Asia.

 

Divya Prakash Vyas Associate Director
Divya Prakash Vyas
Associate Director

Divya Prakash Vyas, Associate Director at ICLEI South Asia, holds 19 years of expertise in Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Urban & Regional Land Use Planning. His extensive career spans roles at AECOM India Pvt. Ltd. as an Associate Director and at Oxford Policy Management (OPM) as a Senior Consultant focusing on Urban Policy and Planning. At C40 Cities, he advocated for climate action in cities like Amman, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, and more, fostering sustainable approaches by leveraging global city networks. He excels in managing diverse projects, collaborating with government agencies, and leading impactful business proposals.

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Avantika Arjuna Assistant Program Coordinator
Avantika Arjuna
Assistant Program Coordinator
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Avantika holds a postgraduate degree in Planning with a specialization in Environment Planning from the School of Planning Architecture, New Delhi, and a Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, from Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar. She brings in the experience of more than 12 years in the field of Urban Planning, Mobility, Governance, Policy, and Reform. She has primarily been involved in infrastructure development works being undertaken as a part of national government initiatives such as Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, JNNURM, etc.

She has also worked on projects funded by various multilateral and bilaterals such as the Asian Development Bank, European Union, Bernard van Leer Foundation, World Bank, DFID, IFC, etc. She has been involved in various projects such as developing spaces for young children and their caregivers, providing technical assistance under mobility and built environment in various smart cities, developing action plans and strategies for gender-sensitive transport, streamlining rag pickers within city governments, providing assistance to city governments on different service sector issues, preparing city development plans, smart city proposals, institutional development studies for city governments, etc.

Yougal Tak Manager
Yougal Tak
Manager

Yougal Tak is an Architect and Infrastructure Planner, who has over seven years of experience in traffic and transport planning as well as transport research. He completed his post gradation from the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad in 2010.

Prior to joining ICLEI- SA as Assistant Manager, he was associated with the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), a one of its kind state government department under the Urban Development Department (UDD), in Bengaluru, Karnataka and has been involved in projects ranging from Smart City Proposals, feasibility of BRTS in tier I & tier II towns, preparation of On- Street Parking Management Systems, to planning, designing and implementing bus priority lanes.

He is currently based out of Udaipur, Rajasthan where works with the local corporation and other concerned stakeholders on the projects, Supporting Smart Urban Mobility and Built Environment in Indian Cities and CapaCITIES.

Vijay Saini Manager
Vijay Saini
Manager
Urban

Vijay joined ICLEI South Asia in August 2013. He is a Civil Engineer with Master’s degree in infrastructure planning from Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad.

Vijay has over 2 years of experience in the field of urban development and management, and has worked on infrastructure and management aspects of various projects in more than 15 cities, which includes Freight management, Infrastructure improvement, pedestrian infrastructure for heritage area, City Development Plan, Circulation plan, Management plan, Financial feasibilities, Road network geometrics, Traffic impact assessment and decongestion and Urban Green Growth.

Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, he assists the Urban team on all urban development and infrastructure activities.

Sooraj Earath Assistant Manager
Sooraj Earath
Assistant Manager

Sooraj joined ICLEI South Asia in Month, 2018 as a Project Officer for the EcoLogistics project in Kochi, Kerala. He interest lies in working on the built environment focusing on sustainability and improving the quality of life. For the EcoLogistics project, Sooraj is responsible for working closely with the Local government towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions coming from the urban freight sector. He also assists the city to contribute significantly to the nations intended NDC.

Sooraj holds a Master’s Degree in City Planning with focus on City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai.

Amar Kulkarni Assistant Manager
Amar Kulkarni
Assistant Manager

Amar Kulkarni joined ICLEI South Asia in April 2019. He has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Pune and a master’s degree in Urban Management from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

He has worked professionally as well as volunteered in the field of architecture, urban development, and environmental conservation in the past. He is passionate about environmental conservation and sustainable development.

At ICLEI, he is working on the EcoLogistics project in Panaji.

Nandini Shandilya Senior Project Officer
Nandini Shandilya
Senior Project Officer

Nandini is an Architect and Urban developer. She has joined ICLEI South Asia in August 2017. She is working as a Project Associate with the urban team in New Delhi office.

She has completed her M.Tech. in Urban Development and Management from TERI University, New Delhi (2015-17), and architecture from Government College of Architecture, Lucknow (2010-15).

She was associated with New Delhi Municipal Council (Smart City Project) and National Building Construction Corporation (India) Limited (Redevelopment of East Kidwai Nagar) as an intern.

Presently, at ICLEI South Asia, she is involved in projects related to sustainable urban transport and built environment in Indian smart cities.

Om Prakash Gayari Early Childhood Development Specialist, Urban95, Udaipur
Om Prakash Gayari
Early Childhood Development Specialist, Urban95, Udaipur

Om Prakash joined ICLEI South Asia in 2021 as ECCD Specialist. Hailing from Udaipur, Rajasthan, Om brings in robust contextual thematic expertise to his projects. He has more than 13 years of extensive field experience on child holistic development and age appropriate pedagogy design for children. His unique blend of communication, community management and networking skills have resulted in project successes that have been appreciated at various national and state level platforms.

Om has wide experience of working with children and youth, and strengthening government’s existing structures. He is a national level trainer on Early Childhood Care and Development, Sustainable Menstrual Health Management, Life Skills to name a few. He has upskilled more than 9000+ individuals (youth, women, Anganwadi workers). Om has received two national level fellowships: Youth Ki Awaaz and Safe Access Fellowship; mentored 50+ National and International fellows and interns of reputed Universities and Institutions.

Katya Garg Project Associate
Katya Garg
Project Associate

Katya Garg is an architect, with a master’s degree in urban management studies from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from G. D. Goenka University. Before joining ICLEI South Asia in September 2022, she was associated with organisations such as BUSARA Centre for Behavioural Economics, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, and ARCOP Associate Pvt. Ltd. through various academic and internship experiences. At ICLEI South Asia, she is supporting the implementation of the Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi-NCR project.

Vishal Thakur Project Associate
Vishal Thakur
Project Associate

Vishal is an urban planner with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He brings valuable experience from his previous role at Green City Consultancy, specialising in Zonal Development Planning. Vishal joined ICLEI South Asia in October 2023 and is currently involved in urban development projects in Himachal Pradesh.

Varsha Parmar Project Officer
Varsha Parmar
Project Officer

Varsha holds a master’s degree in Infrastructure Planning from Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Punjab technical University. Before joining ICLEI South Asia in October 2023, she was associated with the Rural Development Department of Himachal Pradesh as a Spatial Planning Specialist and with WASH Institute as a Liquid Waste Management Technical Coordinator in the State of Punjab & Haryana.

Badri Chatterjee Senior Communications Manager
Badri Chatterjee
Senior Communications Manager

Badri is a former environmental journalist and communications professional, dedicated to narrating stories on climate change, conservation, and sustainable urban development. With a background in English Literature from the University of Delhi and Masters in Journalism from Symbiosis International University, he has diplomas in climate communications, and excels in demystifying complex environmental issues for wider public understanding. At ICLEI South Asia, Badri works on external and internal communications with a decade-long experience and a broad network to enhance collaborative efforts, championing innovative communication strategies and media relations. His expertise lies in crafting compelling narratives, research, documentation, and leveraging digital media to drive impactful communications.

 

Kaushani Banerjee Communications Manager
Kaushani Banerjee
Communications Manager

Kaushani is a communications and media professional with an abiding interest in storytelling, climate change communications, crafting narratives, and public policy. Her key areas of focus include campaigns, media advocacy, social movements, civil society outreach, action research, and digital media. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Calcutta and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. With a blend of journalism and social sector experience, Kaushani has had first-hand exposure to the evolving digital media landscape and gained crucial skills in creating and implementing creative outreach and dissemination communication strategies. She joined ICLEI South Asia in October 2022 and is handling external and internal communications.

Gyanarjun Communications Associate
Gyanarjun
Communications Associate

Gyanarjun holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from University of Delhi and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. In his current role as Communications Associate, he adeptly blends his training in mass communication and digital media while handling external and internal communications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sasi Madambi Manager - Admin, IT & Membership
Sasi Madambi
Manager - Admin, IT & Membership
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Sasi joined ICLEI South Asia in February 2012. He has prior experience in the designing of print publications such as newsletters, brochures, annual reports, posters, calendars, and other print collaterals, training manuals, and policy briefs. He has worked on various design software like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, etc. He has previously worked with Winrock International India and Development Alternatives.

Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, Sasi manages the designing of reports, documents, E-newsletter, brochures, and any other publication, taking care of membership, assisting in organising conferences, and other daily admin work.

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Harihara Subramanian Manager, Human Resources
Harihara Subramanian
Manager, Human Resources

Harihara joined ICLEI in 2021. Prior to joining, Hari was part of Flexi Staffing Solutions handling clients coordination besides his own KRA. Before stepping in to ICLEI, Hari had worked with various industries viz., FMCG, Automotive, Infrastructure Equipment and Consultancy sectors and carries 22 years of HR experience and handling all gamuts of HR arena – Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, PMS and HR Operations. He played a key role in building HR functions from scrap in two organizations (Quippo Group and Elsewedy Electrometer) and established various processes and systems in order.

He has done his Post Graduation in Commerce from Annamalai University and Master Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Symbiosis, Pune.

At ICLEI South Asia, Hari is handling the Human Resources activities for South Asia operations.

Devishree Kandari Administrative Officer
Devishree Kandari
Administrative Officer

Devishree is a commerce graduate and specializes in administration and business development. Prior to working with ICLEI South Asia, she was with Indian Technocrat Limited (Civil Engineering Consultant) as a Business Development Executive. She has also been associated with non-profits in the past. Devishree has worked with Winrock International as a Programme Associate.

Ritwick Boyi Administrative Officer
Ritwick Boyi
Administrative Officer

Ritwick Boyi joined ICLEI South Asia’s Hyderabad office in November 2011. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Computers) from Osmania University in Hyderabad and is pursuing a Master’s in Business Management. He was earlier associated with ISB, Hyderabad.

Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, Ritwick manages the Hyderabad office activities and supports the team in managing daily operations. He also assists with the facilitation of ICLEI South Asia’s operations.

Manoj Kumar Office and Field Assistant
Manoj Kumar
Office and Field Assistant

Manoj has been with ICLEI South Asia since the beginning of 2009. He provides support to all office activities and assists with the facilitation of ICLEI South Asia’s operations.

Mukund Kumar Office and Field Assistant
Mukund Kumar
Office and Field Assistant

Mukund joined ICLEI South Asia in 2010. He provides support to all office activities and assists with the facilitation of ICLEI South Asia’s operations.

Shankar Fulara Office Assistant
Shankar Fulara
Office Assistant

Shankar joined ICLEI South Asia in 2010. He supports all office activities and is involved in assisting ICLEI South Asia with its daily endeavours. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology.

Md. Ariful Islam Office Assistant
Md. Ariful Islam
Office Assistant

Ariful joined ICLEI South Asia in September 2020. Currently he is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and supports all office activities at the ICLEI Bangladesh Country Office. He is good team player and has interest in traveling.

Siba Sankar Das Accounts Manager
Siba Sankar Das
Accounts Manager

Siba has a Bachelors’s degree in Commerce (Accounting Hons.) from Utkal University, Orissa. He joined ICLEI – South Asia in May 2009 as an Account and Administrative officer. He has worked with Indiabulls (HO) & in Unicon Investment Solutions (HO) as an accounts executive where his responsibilities included stocks and books debt audit of various companies on behalf of Syndicate Bank, OBC, Vijaya Bank through a CA Firm. He has worked on various accounting software such as LD, Focus, Tally, Busy, etc.

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Vishal Sandil Senior Accounts Officer
Vishal Sandil
Senior Accounts Officer

Vishal Joined ICLEI in July 2012. He has a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA). He has a proven record of contributing to the profitability of previous employers by his efficient and hard working ability with extensive experience in Accounting & Financial systems. Previously, Vishal was working as a Senior Executive at Religare Securities Ltd.

Currently, at ICLEI South Asia, he is responsible for the finance and accounts activities of the office which includes preparing financial reports of various projects, liaising with the bank, managing salaries and payments, etc.

Manoj Shaw Accounts Officer
Manoj Shaw
Accounts Officer

Manoj has a Master’s Degree in Commerce (with specialization in Finance) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting Hons.) from Ravenshaw University, Orissa.

He joined ICLEI – South Asia in November 2019 as Accounts Officer. He was previously associated with REACH, Advocacy in Tuberculosis as Senior Finance and Admin Officer & Jindal Stainless Limited where his responsibilities included maintaining books of accounts and reporting financial information as per senior management and donor requirements.

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