Speaker

Anita Arjundas

Executive Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

Anita is an entrepreneurial leader with multi-sector experience in the corporate world and the development sector, Anita is currently Executive Director at ATREE – Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, a globally recognised not-for-profit in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Anita also serves on the Advisory Boards of The Nature Conservancy India and the Centre for Sustainability at Mahindra University.

Anita was associated with the establishment, management and governance of Krea University from 2019 to 2022, in its formative phase. Previously, Anita was a member of the Group Executive Board at the Mahindra group and Managing Director & CEO of Mahindra Lifespaces from 2009-2018.

Anita is passionate about the environment and believes that transformative approaches to the way we live are critical to the health of the planet and the wellbeing of humans and non-humans. In the last five years, she has served on the Steering Board of the World Economic Forum’s “Future of Urban Development & Services” and catalysed the establishment of the Mahindra TERI Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Habitats, an open source research hub for energy and water efficiency in the built environment.