Ankur is an entrepreneur by heart with GDi being his 3rd start-up. He brings over 15+ years of professional experience and has led many large scale transformational projects across the country in areas of education, agriculture, food distribution systems, public works, environment, animal resources, amongst. Some of these programmes are acclaimed at international and national forums. He is a firm believer in India’s transformational journey for an inclusive and equitable nation and is committed to use his time, skills and learning towards this mission. Before GDi, he co-founded Samagra Governance, a governance consulting firm and led the firm's work in different domains with governments and international philanthropies. Prior to Samagra, Ankur led the health portfolio of Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) in India. Ankur is a Chartered Accountancy (C.A. Institute of Australia & New Zealand). He completed his Master's degree in Commercial Law from University of Auckland and Bachelor’s degree in Business The opportunity to create newer models of impact is what keeps Ankur going at GDi and he leads the overall strategy, growth and people development of the organisation.

Ankit is an experienced governance consultant with 8+ years of experience. Before co-founding GDi, Ankit did brief stints consulting for two leading philanthropies in India - Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and Central Square Foundation (CSF). Prior to that, as part of governance consulting firm Samagra Governance, Ankit led consulting teams for large-scale public education transformation programmes in 2 states (Uttar Pradesh and Haryana), and supported reforms in domains like rural development, service delivery and policing as a consultant to the Chief Minister’s Office (Haryana). He also worked as a Chief Minister’s Good Governance Associate (CMGGA) in Jind district of Haryana, supporting the District Collector in execution of priority schemes. Before jumping into the social impact sector, Ankit was a business analyst with Rio Tinto, a global leader in mining industry. A B. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Ankit holds a unique experience of working at various levels of Indian governance system - national, state and district levels. He led the consulting team which helped Government of Uttar Pradesh design and implement Mission Prerna, India's first and largest state-wide foundational literacy and numeracy focused education transformation programme. As co-founder, Ankit leads the design and implementation of programmes across various domains at GDi, and aspires to solve some of the most compelling and complex problems in the social impact sector.

Mohit brings 18+ years of experience in governance and private sector. He successfully led a state-wide education transformation program with Govt of Himachal Pradesh to design and implement systemic interventions impacting 900,000+ students. He also led one of the largest studies in assessing healthcare access in India, covering insights from 20,000+ households across 9 states. Mohit was also instrumental in launching a first of its kind healthcare focused social enterprise in India. Prior to GDi, Mohit worked as a Consultant at Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, leading an education project on aspirational districts with NITI Aayog. Before that, he worked with Samagra Governance to lead strategy and implementation pieces of educational transformation in Himachal Pradesh. In his corporate stint Mohit worked with senior leaders, incl. C-level executives and led strategic programs of significant importance to the clients. Mohit completed his MBA and Bachelors in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Delhi. The roller coaster ride of building a team again to create impact across the world is what motivates Mohit. At GDi, he leads design and implementation of programmes across various domains.

Vivek is an experienced leader in software architecture and development with over 17 years of experience in several domains like finance, media and IOT both in India and USA. Most recently, he led a team of engineers for design of architecture and building applications at the US headquarters of Netflix. Before Netflix, he led a cloud-based data platform team at CapitalOne. He holds a bachelor of engineering in Computer Science from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University. Vivek’s strong motivation to build fit-for-purpose, open source and scalable solutions which could contribute to India’s growth story keeps him going at GDi. He leads unlocking the potential of technology and data for accelerating impact across multiple projects.

Ayushi Jain has almost 9 years of experience in graphic designing, video documentation & production and strategic dissemination. She has worked with multiple organizations in the social sector across various sectors from education to health. Most recently, she worked with the Centre for Civil Society (CCS), Delhi wherein she was managing the overall audio & video production-including end-to-end management of post-production: recording, editing, and social media placements. A deep interest in understanding developmental challenges and their human impact encourages her to keep pushing her boundaries within the social sector. She holds a Bachelor's in Multimedia and communications from Arunachal University, an Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation, and a Specialised Diploma Certificate in Video Editing. She has also attended training programs in Mobile Journalism and Video Production and Advocacy in Colombo and Delhi. At GDi, Ayushi hopes to apply her skills to convey field stories and insights to a growing audience through audio-visual mediums. She manages entire video production and designs of artworks for all our engagement.

Naman Jain joined GDi after completing the flagship programme of Haryana Government - Chief Minister’s Good Governance Associates (CMGGA) - where he worked closely with the Chief Minister's Office of Haryana and District Administration of Yamuna Nagar. During this 1-year stint, Naman got hands-on experience in the implementation of state's priority projects in the fields of Citizen Service Delivery, Education, COVID Management, Women's Safety, Solid Waste Management etc. Naman completed his post-graduation at Ashoka University (Young India Fellowship) and BA (Hons) in Economics from Delhi University. He joined GDi to solve the systemic issues, which plague our governance systems, in order to improve the quality of lives of citizens.

Pragun Aggarwal joins GDi with 4+ years of professional experience spanning across governance and non-profit sectors. He is a graduate of Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. Shortly after graduation, he worked on solar-electrification of a remote village in the Himalayan valley . Pragun strongly believes in education as a powerful lever of change for social transformation and is a founding member of an educational non-profit that addresses educational inequities in school classrooms. Most recently, Pragun was the Chief Minister's Good Governance Associate, posted in Sonipat, Haryana where he facilitated implementation of statewide initiatives from education to e-governance, women safety to waste management and more.

Rajat Mehta joins GDi with ~2 years of experience spanning across political consulting and governance reform. Most recently he worked as a political consultant wherein he assisted a major national political party in framing campaign strategies and election management. He has also worked at the Chief Minister's Office Maharashtra where he piloted a Public Private Partnership based rural development project across 1000 villages of the state. He graduated in Chemical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in 2016. Rajat is passionate about transforming people’s lives at scale. At GDi he wishes to leverage his prior experience in transforming governance and aims to create a lasting impact on the lives of the people. Outside of work, he is passionate about music and has been a pianist since the age of 13. He also enjoys reading, playing the guitar, composing songs, and writing poetry.

Rashi Mishra joins GDI with experience in designing technical frameworks for multiple projects with different communities within the development sector. She has previously worked as a Teach for India Fellow to boost learning levels in a low-income government school and developed initiatives & campaigns for organizations like UN-Volunteers India. Rashi is a B.Com (Honours) graduate from the College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, where she conceptualized several social-entrepreneurship projects with communities like street magicians, cobblers, and goat herders to increase their income prospects. She seeks to work at an intersection of business, development & impact. At GDi, she aims to influence lives through structures and create an impact at scale.
She enjoys exploring places, food, and stories through books, cinema, and people in her free time.

Ritwika joins GDi with ~3 years of experience across finance sector and the policy and development space. In her latest role, she was helped set up and implement the National Helpline for Senior Citizens across Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Jammu & Kashmir. Ritwika is a Young India Fellow from Ashoka University and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mithibai College, Mumbai University. The opportunity to get a better understanding of the governance and development ecosystem in the country by working on systemic transformation and strategy projects along with having a large-scale impact by helping solve problems affecting the masses brings her to GDi.

Sai Priya Kodidala has around 4 years of experience in public policy and management consulting. In her last role, she created an education transformation roadmap for Andhra Pradesh's flagship program. Over the years, she has worked with a range of stakeholders in the development sector including state and central governments, large philanthropies and startups across sectors such as education, health, nutrition, and sanitation. Previously, at PRS Legislative Research her research focused on agriculture and public finance to strengthen the functioning of legislatures at the central and state level in India. Prior to that, she worked at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, as a Research Associate focusing on ‘EdTech in Developing Countries’ in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and funded by USAID. Priya has a Masters degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Most recently, she was part of the Social Innovation Management program along with a global cohort of changemakers at Amani Institute.

Sakshi joins GDi after completing her Bachelor’s in Management Studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies where she pursued her specialization in Finance. She has worked on different projects ranging from strategy and operations, finance to the social sector and has engaged with CBRE, Techjockey.com for the same. Sakshi joined Enactus, a global student chapter creating business models catering to the social needs of vulnerable communities. She worked on a project called Khidki, aimed at eliminating malnutrition among children in urban slums from 0-6 years of age. Always inclined towards social transformation and utilization of business resources towards building a pragmatic society, Sakshi joined GDi to learn the core of governance and impact creation to build a society with strong humanitarian beliefs and equitable resources.

Shaista Naaz comes with an experience in education and gender. Prior to GDi, she worked as a Fellow at Teach for India, ensuring access to quality education for the marginalized students in the national capital. She also ran a project, NOOR, helping more than a hundred women in the ghettos and slums in Delhi to gain self-identity and social autonomy. She holds a degree in French language, literature and culture studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and finds passion in exploring culture through customs, traditions, literature and music. Aligning with GDi's mission of creating an equitable and inclusive world, she aims to bring systemic change impacting lives on a large scale. Through her work at GDi, she finds herself closer to her aim of transforming rural India into an equitable and inclusive India.
You can find her either buying or reading books, merging abstract painting with embroidering, and spending time with loved ones in her spare time.

Shraddha Iyer Raghupathi has ~5 years of global experience across functions such as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and External Relations with funders in India, Germany & Italy. Before GDi, she was working with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome as a consultant within their Private Partnerships division. Here, she worked on the development of a strategic engagement program to collaborate with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to enabled the mission of ending global hunger. She was also a Teach for India fellow. She holds a Masters degree in Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Germany and a Bachelors degree from University of Mumbai. At GDi, Shraddha looks forward to working closely with the government, which still remains the most critical actor in driving large scale change.

Srishti Arora joins GDi with more than 2 years of experience working with Egon Zehnder, a global leadership advisory & consulting firm. She worked on multiple engagements across US, Europe and Asia spanning industrial, financial services, public and social sector segments. Srishti holds a degree in Bachelor of Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi and completed a graduate certificate program in Public Policy from The Takshashila Institution. In college, she spearheaded a social entrepreneurship project, Project Oorja working with a Swiss not-for-profit organization LEDsafari to replace the inefficient kerosene lamps in Delhi NCR with solar LED lamps. Motivated to create impact, Srishti aims to leverage her experience working with diverse stakeholders to solve the myriad problems plaguing our society. She strongly believes in the power of bringing about systemic change and one day wishes to see a world, where everyone has equal opportunities, no matter what.

Srijan Rai joins GDI with prior experience in public policy. He worked as a Legislative Assistant to a Member of Parliament, wherein he contributed to interventions in health, education and technology. As a LAMP Fellow, he also drafted a Private Members Bill for the Prevention of Discrimination of Hepatitis Patients in India. Srijan completed his graduation in Political Science from the Hindu College wherein he also actively worked with organisations in the social sector. At GDI, Srijan aims to pursue his passion of facilitating better life outcomes for the underprivileged by working on projects that benefit people at a scale. Srijan aims to leverage his learnings from working with the government to contribute towards systemic change. Outside of work, Srijan is an ardent music lover and enjoys playing Volleyball.

Sudarshan Parashar joins GDi with more than 9 years of experience working across consulting and tech firms. In his last stint, Sudarshan was working with Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) as an engagement lead where he worked on formulating and streamlining the COVID response across various states. Before CHAI, he worked with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a consultant helping clients make an impact on their top-line and bottomline. Sudarshan hold a masters degree in business management from XLRI Jamshedpur. Sudarshan wants to utilise his learning from both consulting and tech to create a larger impact for society at GDi.

Sunaina Mathur brings experience working on policy research and implementation in sectors like education, livelihoods, women’s safety & empowerment and financial literacy among others. At the Centre for Civil Society (CCS) she was worked on projects in education, livelihoods and governance sectors. Most recently, she was part of the Chief Minister's Good Governance Associates Programme (CMGGA) in the Panipat district of Haryana in order to partake in governance from close quarters. Here, she piloted a financial literacy initiative to increase awareness and know-how among low and mid income groups through Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandated Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs). Sunaina is a graduate in Economics from Fergusson College. At GDi, she hopes to apply her skills on a wider range of developmental challenges and geographies.

Urvi Mahajan, an Economics graduate from Delhi University and a former Teach For India Fellow, joins GDi Partners. During her tenure as a fellow, she worked towards improving student learning outcomes through leveraging stakeholders by forming meaningful and compelling partnerships to cultivate access and exposure for her community. Adding to this, she also participated in the YLAC fellowship and interned with Oxfam India to better understand policy as a potent tool to bridge the inequities in India. At GDi, she wishes to study, curate, and implement sustainable and scalable policies that positively impact people belonging to marginalised backgrounds and further explore the potential of public-private partnerships and their impact in this space.
Outside of work, Urvi also enjoys reading and practices Aikido while being a national position holder in skating and athletics.

Karan is in charge of day to day operations at GDi office. When Karan is not working, you will find him writing and composing rap music for his Youtube channel.