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I define myself as a trouble-maker working to scale and advance climate action with a queer liberation lens. For close to a decade, I have worked on unlocking investment to scale innovations and the circular economy in fashion, agri-food systems, and allied sectors across the world. In my current role as a Programme Manager with Laudes Foundation I focus on making fashion (and through it, other heavy-emitting sectors) sustainable by supporting a radical transition away from fossil-fuels across the supply chain. Previously, I worked with an advisory firm to co-develop 'innovation labs' that aimed to commercialise technology in low-resource settings across Asia and Africa for post-harvest loss reduction, food system transformation, and circular fashion. My work has led to early successes in scaling critical low-carbon, circular technologies across different geographies and sectors. I graduated in liberal arts from FLAME University, India where I studied Environmental Studies and Literary & Cultural Studies, wrote my capstone on the 'prosumerist turn' in India, and convened one of India’s first conferences focused on undergraduate interdisciplinary research. I am a contributing author to the first Routledge anthology focused on exploring the Digital Humanities in the Indian context (2021).Apart from this, I am a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community, an UNLEASH Innovation Lab talent, one of two Indian youth selected to represent the voice of young people at #WEF23.

Listed skills include Critical Thinking, Cultural Studies, Grass Gis, Presentations, and 45 others.