People
Advisors
Ambassador of Ashoka Spain and TEDx Conferences
Antonella spent the first part of her career in commercial communication, working at Ogilvy & Mather and Saatchi & Saatchi as CEO, all...
Director of Strategy, Nilekani Philanthropies
Gautam believes that it is powerful to give people the ability to make a choice and that all individuals are agents of change. ...
Ashoka Fellow since 1998
Managing Director at One Family Foundation and at Child and Youth Finance International
Director, Ashoka South Asia
For the past 20 years, Maria Clara has worked extensively to identify, support and engage leading social entrepreneurs in different parts of the...
CTO, EkStep
Dr. Pramod Varma is the CTO for EkStep. He continues to be the Chief Architect and Technology Advisor for Aadhaar (UID) project. He is passionate...
Chief Curator, Societal Platform
Sanjay is the Chief Curator of Societal Platform at EkStep Foundation. He is a strategic advisor and a mentor to several entrepreneurs & social enterprises.
Ashoka Fellow since 2009
Sanjeev Arora is the Director and Founder of Project ECHO. He is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Department of Internal...
CEO and Co-founder of EkStep
Shankar Maruwada is the CEO and Co-founder of EkStep. He is an entrepreneur and marketing professional with a wide range of experience working on...
Team
Ashoka
Akshay is supporting the building and management of ASPI-Re´s community, ecosystem, operations, and partnerships. He is passionate about weaving a holistic understanding of policy, sustainability and youth-leadership. He previously led a youth-run leadership development organization in various roles and worked across twenty-one countries for implementing SDG based projects to amplify awareness...
Societal Platform
Anand is a Societal Platform Strategy and Innovation advisor for organizations looking to solve large scale problems with speed and in a sustainable way.
Ashoka
Gopal Garg is ASPI-Re´s Ecosystem and Partnerships Director. For the last 20yrs he has led social impact initiatives with a focus on youth. His innovative programs on ecosystem building for the inclusion of people with disabilities in corporate has changed mindsets and influenced many policies in India, Mauritius and Kenya. He co-led the designing and implementing the mission of the 1million job...
Ashoka
Irina has worked for over 10 years with leading organizations engaged with social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, education and culture in India. She has been instrumental in the conception, design and launch of numerous initiatives with Ashoka, Nilekani Philanthropies, Bangalore International Centre, GiveIndia and others.
Ashoka
Maria Zapata is the ASPI-Re Global lead. She has been with Ashoka for almost 20 years leading different programs, including Globalizer, Ashoka´s flagship program on scaling. Supporting Social Entrepreneurs think strategically about how to best scale their impact has been at the core of Maria´s work, so she´s thrilled with the opportunity of supporting the creation of a framework that helps drive...
Societal Platform
Naveen manages Knowledge & Research for Societal Platforms initiative at EkStep Foundation. His focus is on enabling practices and policies that are grounded in the lived experiences of people.
Societal Platform
Sahana Jose leads Communications & Engagements for Societal Platforms initiative at EkStep Foundation. Her interest lies in the intersection of social development and communication.
Societal Platform
Vyjayanthi is a Program Manager at the Societal Platform. She strongly believes that every individual has an inherent willingness and ability to make this world a better place. She is committed to this transformation movement of activating it with the right energy and inspiration.