Advisory Council

R Sridharan
Director - IBA (South Asia) Former Director, Phillips India

Amita Desai
Executive Director
Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad

Kumar Ramanathan
CEO, Positive Integers
Former CMO, Vodafone India

Kalpana Sharma
Senior Journalist & Author

Dr. Usha Raman
Senior Academic & Writer

Priya Venugopal
​Educator & Social Impactor
Our Founders

Founder & CEO
Shreyas Sridharan
Shreyas has worked in four cities across India & speaks twice as many languages. He is a first-gen entrepreneur with a decade of experience in solar thermal technology. His prior experience, as a biotechnologist, was in process filtration with the pharma & biotech industry.
At EkoGalaxy, Shreyas drives innovation, design thinking & collaborations. He is loved for his sense of humour & tenacious enthusiasm to address the climate crisis. He enjoys cooking, gaming, podcasts, and martial arts.

Co-Founder & COO
Dr. Urvi Desai
Urvi has lived & worked in Bombay, Geneva, Berlin, Montreal, and Hyderabad. She has a PhD from McGill University, Montreal, where she has teaching experience as a lecturer. She studied at IHEID, Geneva, and the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin.
At EkoGalaxy, she leads curriculum, operations & strategy. Outside of research & work, she enjoys reading, running, gardening, and stand-up comedy. Outside of research & work, she enjoys reading, running, gardening, and stand-up comedy.

Chief Happiness Officer
Nanuk
Nanuk is our in-house bundle of joy and mischief. Very social and always ready for an adventure, she’s the happiest addition to our team, and effortlessly, the most popular!