Innovative sustainability leader with 15+ years of global experience in agriculture value chains, rural development, academic institution building, consulting, and international partnerships. Proven expertise in establishing institutions, launching academic programs, driving global collaborations, and enabling sustainable livelihoods. Experienced in EU, UK, USA markets, with a strong record of policy engagement, capacity building, and entrepreneurship. Recognized for strategic vision, people-based research, and execution excellence across academia, government, and industry.
Key Achievements
• Director & CEO of Dr. Skill Outreach Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat
• Director of Indian Institute of Sustainability, Meghalaya
• Associate Professor of Practice at Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya, Golaghat, Assam.
• Founder & Director, Indian Institute of Sustainability (IIS), Gujarat — India’s first sustainability
institute.
• Conceptualized & established IIS campuses in Ladakh, Kashmir, and Meghalaya.
• Launched India’s first MBA in Agripreneurship & Value Chain Management and PhD in Natural
Farming.
• Built 20+ global partnerships (UNITAR, Penn State, Junia-France, Univ. of Glasgow, IDC Herzliya
Israel).
• Trained 1800+ women entrepreneurs & 60+ govt. employees in ecological farming, Gujarat.
• Scaled Gujpro’s revenue from $6M to $27M in 1 year; pioneered Fairtrade groundnut business in
India.
• Created global employment pathway model at Dr. Skill, placing 100+ candidates in Germany.
• Recognized with Young Entrepreneur Award, APJ Abdul Kalam Nation Building Prize, Innovation
Trophy (France), and Social Impact Excellence Award (USA).

