Advancing women's economic participation in India
We augment the full arc of women's economic journey in the formal workforce, from her first job to her thriving enterprise. Our approach is anchored in unlocking data, building evidence & partnering with governments, industry & civil society - key levers for India's economic growth.
Board of Advisors
Visionary leaders and experts who guide our strategy, strengthen our mission and amplify our impact.
Ameera Shah
Executive Chairperson and Director, Metropolis Healthcare
Arti Ahuja
Former Secretary Labour & Employment, Govt of India
Ashish Dhawan
Founder, The Convergence Foundation
Manisha Dhawan
Trustee, The Convergence Foundation
Meena Ganesh
Co-Founder & Chairperson, Portea Medical
Shaveta Sharma Kukreja
Social Sector Leader
Manisha Girotra
CEO, Moelis & Company in India
Sri Rajan
Board Chair, Former Chairperson, Bain & Co India
Deepika Rana
Chief Operating Officer, Li & Fung
Founding Partners
Early champions whose belief, guidance and long-term support helped shape Udaiti’s journey.
Ameera Shah
Executive Chairperson & Director, Metropolis Healthcare
Mukul Agarwal
Chairman, Param Capital
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Founder & Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge (India) Ltd.
Akhil Dhawan
MD, Locus Investment Group
Ambarish Raghuvanshi
Angel Investor, Indian Angel Investor Network: Board Member, Info Edge (INDIA) LTD
Leadership Team
Leaders driving Udaiti’s vision through evidence-based solutions, strategic partnerships and action at scale.
Pooja Sharma Goyal
Founding CEO
M.P. Karthick
AVP - Strategy & Research
Sneha Sood
AVP – Private Sector
Seema Varma
Head of Programs
Team
A multidisciplinary team turning research, policy and strategy into meaningful change for women across India.
Srishti Agarwal
Senior Program Associate
Manya Aggarwal
Senior Research Associate
Angad Bagai
Senior Program Manager
Samriddhi Bhutani
Manager - Marketing Communications
Mahima Chaki
Research Manager
Poorvi Chaudhary
Program Lead
Shivam Kohli
Senior Accountant
Vivek Kumar
Senior Program Manager
Gaurav Kumar Sinha
Senior Research Manager
Manasvi Nag
Chief of Staff
Phalasha Nagpal
Senior Program Manager – Entrepreneurship
Nikita Sharma
Senior Program Associate
Rhea Mazumdar Singhal
Partnerships Lead
Prashant Singh Bhati
Program Assistant - Operations
Annu T Poulose
Research Manager
Aanya Vinod
Associate - Communications
Circle of Champions
Influential voices advancing the conversation on women’s economic participation and inspiring action across sectors.
Shereen Bhan
Journalist, Managing Editor CNBC-TV18
Amitabh Chaudhry
MD & CEO, Axis Bank
Ajit Isaac
Founder and Chairman, Quess Corp
Ajay Khanna
Co-Founder, Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI)
Shradha Sharma
Founder and CEO, YourStory Media
Board of Directors
Distinguished leaders providing strategic oversight and guiding Udaiti’s growth with purpose and integrity.
Praveen Khanghta
Director
Vikas Srivastava
Director
Create Impact With Us
Get to know us better as we work towards adding more women to India's formal workforce and join the team to champion this mission.
