Key People
We are a team of dedicated professionals, facilitating businesses achieve optimum levels of sustainability and climate change performance.
Manjari Chandra
PORTFOLIO MANAGER – CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS
Manjari Chandra
Portfolio Manager – Carbon Offset Projects
Manjari works as a technical expert and portfolio manager with VNV on carbon offset projects. Her work involves registration and issuance of CERs/ VERs under various standards. She has over 8 years’ experience in CDM, GS and VCS related activities. She has worked as a lead assessor for TUV NORD for CDM/VCS projects for 6 years before moving onto companies implementing carbon offset projects. She has extensive experience in assessment and validation of projects against modalities and procedures of the Kyoto Protocol, relevant UNFCCC and GS requirements including the sustainable development criteria.
Manjari has a Masters in Environmental Management from Griffith University, Australia as well as a Masters and Graduation in Environmental Science from Bangalore University, India.
Chinmayee Patro
LEGAL SPECIALIST
Chinmayee Patro
LEGAL SPECIALIST
In charge of handling the legal core needs of VNV related to commercial contracts and advisory aspects. My work involves reviewing and redlining of contracts, research work, due diligence, contract negotiation and legal drafting.
A legal professional and experienced contract consultant with over 2.5 years of experience, skilled in business laws, due diligence, legal drafting, research, contract management and legal analytics. Prior to VNV, I have worked with various healthcare and software technology clients. I have also practised civil law litigation at District Courts, Debt Recovery tribunal and Consumer Forums.
Completed graduation (Integrated B.B.A LLB) with specialization in Business Law from KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneshwar and masters with specialization in Corporate Law & Commercial Law from National Law University Odisha.
Tara Sriram
TECHNICAL HEAD – FORESTRY AND LAND USE
Tara Sriram
Consultant – Land-Use Change and Forestry
Tara is involved with VNV’s Land Use Change and Forestry projects, working on Sustainable Agriculture, Agro-forestry and A/R projects. She has over four years of experience working on Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Projects with grassroots level organisations as a part of the Fair Climate Network, primarily working on Sustainable Agriculture across 5 states of southern and central India. She was involved with design, implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation of the projects, working closely with NGO field teams and technical experts at all stages.
Following this, as Project Lead in a Bangalore based NGO, she played a critical role in the conception and implementation of a first of its kind rural Waste Management programme in northern Karnataka. After the successful implementation of this project, she began work as an independent consultant, working on various Climate Change related projects.
Deboshmita Dey
LEAD(TECHNICAL)-ENERGY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Deboshmita Dey
MANAGER – TECHNICAL (NON-FORESTRY)
Deboshmita Dey is a targeted environmental and climate change professional with more than two years of experience in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Gold Standard for Global Goals (GS4GG) and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) projects. She has experience in performing validation and verification services of 70+ projects involving renewable energy (Hydro, solar, wind projects), biomass power production, co-generation, transportation, energy efficiency and energy demand, wastewater treatment, waste heat recovery, landfill (waste management) etc. and has also performed ISO14064 audits.
She has completed her master’s in Environmental Studies and Resource Management from TERI School of Advanced Studies.
Vijay Bhaskar
SENIOR MANAGER – ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE
Vijay Bhaskar
Senior manager – Accounts and Finance
Vijay has been working with VNV Advisory Services since 2011 and is responsible for budget planning, internal audit, preparation of financial reports, distribution of resources and also supports the executive management team by offering insights and financial advice.
Vijay has graduated with a degree in Commerce from Gulbarga University and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Business Administration in Finance. He has 24 years of experience in Accounts and Finance.
Kasturi Navalkar
MANAGER – PARTNERSHIPS
Kasturi Navalkar
MANAGER – PARTNERSHIPS
Kasturi currently manages Partnerships & Communications at VNV Advisory.
A graduate with honours in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Zoology, Kasturi has 3 years of experience in the consultation and management field. Prior to VNV her significant roles encompassed that of a Chief Administrative Officer of a Health & Wellness Organisation and a Consultant in the Health & Nutrition domain. She has gained experience as an intern under Wildlife Institute of India studying the migration pattern of Olive Ridley Turtles of the west coast of India, and also has several accolades and certifications in Environmental Journalism, Environmental Legislation, Solid Waste Management, Ecotourism and has been involved in a Green Revolution Global Certification Program on the education and initiation of action against climate change, supported by the UNFCCC.
Kasturi is a certified PADI Open Water Scuba Diver and is passionate about the conservation of the oceans and marine ecosystems.
Brinda Kulkarni
LEAD CONSULTANT – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY
Brinda Kulkarni
Consultant- Corporate Governance & Sustainability
Brinda is involved in VNV’s Corporate Governance and Sustainability services.
Skilled in developing sustainability strategy, aligning corporate vision with corporate responsibility, ESG analysis and in developing social impact strategies, she has experience in non-financial reporting and frameworks such as GRI and Business Responsibility Reporting. Having worked in KPMG’s Audit services for 2 years, she is also skilled in analysing financial reports and is familiar with corporate governance policies.
She was also involved in research analysis on topics such as sustainability reporting trends in India and the environmental impacts of meat and dairy industries in India.
A recent graduate of HEC Paris, she holds a Masters degree in Sustainability and Social Innovation, where she studied strategy and sustainability, the economics of climate change, socially responsible investing and supply chain sustainability.
Well-informed on sustainable fashion, she worked on a consulting project with Shiseido, in Paris, where she helped integrate sustainability and consumer experience for one of Shiseido’s leading perfume brands.
With a keen interest in sustainable food systems, she completed her Master’s thesis on Sustainable Diets in India, with research on the environmental and social impacts and challenges to widespread adoption of sustainable diets in India.
She holds a Certificate from HEC Paris in Inclusive and Social Business strategies, and a Certificate in Sustainability from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which has equipped her with skills in social impact assessment, social return on investment analysis and in developing meaningful CSR strategies.
Sandeep S.
MANAGER – FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
Sandeep S.
Manager – Finance and Accounts
Sandeep is responsible for managing our financial portfolio and is involved with operations of the firm. He is handling accounting & taxation matters at the firm and is also involved in managing books of accounts, inward and outward remittance, indirect and direct taxes, maintaining of assets and providing financial advice.
Prior to this, he has had 1-year work experience in the field of accounting and finance and has worked as an Audit & Accounts Assistant at CA Suraj Singri & Co. And also he has done one year of internship in Indirect Taxes field at Swamy Associates, Bangalore.
He holds a Masters in Commerce (Finance and Accounting) from Bangalore University, Bangalore.
Sandeep Roy Choudhury
DIRECTOR
Sandeep Roy Choudhury
Director
Sandeep is a co-founder at VNV Advisory Services, a social enterprise working with communities & climate change. He heads VNV’s ownership on low carbon social development projects such as sustainable agriculture, social forestry, clean cooking, rural energy access and waste management. His work encompasses over 4 million rural households across the South Asia region (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal & Myanmar) and over 40 NGOs and implementation partners. He is recently involved in spearheading VNVs efforts towards rural water access, crop storage, agri-linkages and working with models of innovative financing through existing climate finance mechanisms to achieve scalability. He is on the board of numerous non – profits working on climate-related projects including Worldview International Foundation, Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation & Environment Protection Center Nepal.
Sandeep has over 16 years of industry experience and is a Salzburg global fellow. He is also a director at “Carbon Initiative forum “, a non-profit working on climate change awareness and co-chair of ICROA ( International Carbon Reduction & Offset Alliance).
Sandeep is a co-founder at VNV Advisory Services, a social enterprise working with communities & climate change. He heads VNV’s ownership on low carbon social development projects such as sustainable agriculture, social forestry, clean cooking, rural energy access and waste management.
