Unltd India

  • Pooja Warier

    Pooja is co-founder and Director of UnLtd India and Journeys for Change. Previously she worked with a range of organisations and initiatives like the World Social Forum & M.V. Foundation. She has a MA in social work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai.

  • Richard Alderson

    Richard is the co-founder and Director of UnLtd India and Journeys for Change. Previously, he worked as a consultant with UnLtd in the UK, and management and technology consultant with IBM. He has also been a teacher and journalist in Japan, an environmental researcher in Tanzania and a monk's assistant in India. Richard holds a degree in Management Science from Warwick University and is an alumnus of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme.

  • Tej Dhami

    Tej Dhami has assumed the role of Director of Incubation Support. Tej has spent the last 18 months working with social enterprises in India including micro Home Solutions and SMV Wheels. She has eight years of finance experience in London as an Equities Fund Manager and Vice President of Equities at JPMorgan.  Prior to this she worked with Vince Cable MP and at HM Treasury. She has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Lady Margaret Hall Oxford. Her passions include education and throughout her career she has mentored young people, leading the pilot for a nationwide youth program with the Commission for Racial Equality. She loves reading and swimming.

  • Roshan D'Souza

    Roshan is a Level 1 Associate. He provides face-to-face support to Level 1 investees, connecting them with the resources they need to achieve maximum impact. Roshan has been a teacher at Don Bosco High School, has done marketing and sales for Times of India, and has worked with investee organization Grassroutes on product development, and sales. Roshan has done his  MBA from  Institute of Technology and Management and post graduate in journalism and communication from KC College, Mumbai.

  • Karen D'Souza

    As our Level 2 Associate, Karen provides ongoing coaching and advisory support to investees. She also manages the Expert Panel. Previously, Karen worked within the field of Business Development for firms such as Bank of America and Frost & Sullivan, including a short stint at UTV. Karen has completed her graduation in Management Studies and also has a Masters degree in Commerce.  She  loves food and is ready to go to great lengths for a great meal!

  • Aparna Ashok

    Aparna Ashok is a Level 1 Associate  in Incubation Team. Aparna got interested in the idea of social change during her high school years at Mahindra United World College, Pune when she led and participated in grassroots volunteer initiatives. This led her to intern at CHILDLINE India, get a degree in Anthropology from Luther College, Iowa,USA. Also spent a year abroad at the University of Nottingham, UK to study Culture and Media. After experimenting a little with documentary film making, she was fascinated by the capacity of Social Entrepreneurship to create and encourage lasting social growth. In her leisure time, she enjoys singing Carnatic music, doing yoga, meditation, improvised cooking and spending time with friends.

  • Swati Mankar

    Swati Mankar, Operations Manager, joined UnLtd India in 2008. Previously, she worked with non-profits including Care-India, Cehat and YUVA in Mumbai. She has completed her graduation in Economics from Mumbai University.

  • Naomi Sailekar

    Naomi Sailekar is an Executive Assistant to our Directors, Richard Alderson and Pooja Warier. Before joining UnLtd India she was working with Ramgopal Group as a Administration Manager / Executive Assistant to the Directors. Her professional journey as a Co-ordinator/Executive Assistant has been a perfect blend of different industries like banking, training, travel and tourism etc. She is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University. She has also completed her PGBDA in HR and Administration from Welingkar Institute for Management and she is an IATA Graduate. She is mostly found laughing, smiling, talking, singing, dancing, making friends or playing with dogs and is a fabulous cook.

  • Ravistan Anthony

    Ravistan Anthony joined UnLtd India team as Finance Manager in Oct, 2009. Prior to that, he worked at various NGOs in the field of Accounts and Finance. Ravistan has completed his MBA in Finance from YCMOU, Nashik, he also holds a Master Degree in Commerce, a degree in law from Mumbai University and also completed his M.A. in Human Rights.

  • Preeti Dawane

    Preeti is heading the membership engagement and outreach activities of the Bombay HUB. She has completed her masters in Economics from Mumbai university.  Also, she has degrees in Indian Classical Dance, Bharat Natyam and Kathak. With a varied background and experience of event management to HR to a full time mother, she has chosen to work with HUB for its unique concept "a place that helps social enterprise take wings".

  • Guncha Khare

    Guncha is Bombay HUB's event host.  Creative by nature and dedicated to give back to the society in some or the other way, Guncha started her career as a journalist, went on to become a producer for non fictional television shows. Her interest in social sector began with learning about social entrepreneurs in the due course of her career. That's what got her started into part time diploma course in Social Entrepreneurship from NMIMS University and career in the social sector exploring the communications, events and marketing aspect of various social causes. Guncha creates, coordinates and manages the diverse schedule of high-impact events every month at Bombay HUB.

  • Mahesh Makwana

    Mahesh is UnLtd India's office coordinator.  His past experience is in retail sales, fashion, and community youth leadership. Having played for Mumbai District Football Association, he wants to create opportunities for girls to play football and pursue higher education, instead of getting married at an early age. He loves spending time with his wife Pinky and baby Khushi.

  • Ben Losman

    Ben is programme manager at UnLtd India. He came to India in 2008, when he joined Ashoka’s Youth Venture Bombay team to lead a partnership with Seeds of Peace, an organization dedicated to empowering young people from South Asia and the Middle East to overcome conflict through dialogue and coexistence. Originally from Washington, DC Ben graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in marketing, international business, and Spanish.

  • Snigdha Manchanda-Binjola

    Snigdha is UnLtd India's communications specialist.  She weaves narratives in communication design to deliver Storytelling in Social Media. Her past work includes strategizing digital campaigns for some of the top 10 social media brands in India. She has been instrumental in setting up a training division from ground up for one of India's popular social media agencies. In her previous avatar, as a founding member of a successful start-up in the writing & editing industry (of Japan), she has hands-on experience in creating and sustaining high-performing teams.

  • Helen Vigors

    Helen is UnLtd India's European Coordinator. Having graduated from Trinity College, Oxford (B.A.Hons., M.A.) and the University of Perugia Helen completed a diploma with the Royal Society of Art/Christies Education and continued to work in the furniture departments for Christies', Asprey and The Victoria and Albert Museum.  She subsequently moved to The National Trust as Researcher and then became Historic Building Representative (Thames and Chilterns, East Anglia) and then Curator (Interiors).  In 2002 she moved to The World Monuments Fund to work on a project jointly funded by UNESCO in northern Argentina and then in 2006 continued to work in architectural conservation projects in India.  During her 3 years spent in Bombay she also became CEO of the Mithu Alur Foundation, a subsidiary of ADAPT (formerly The Spastic Society of India) becoming one of the founding members. The aim of the project is to develop an inclusive village model to be replicated all over India where education, healthcare, medical care, empowerment of women and the disabled through livelihood will be combined.  Helen has since moved to Hamburg with her husband and 2 children.

  • Rupesh Shah

    Rupesh D. Shah is UnLtd India's US coordinator and the Director of Corporate Sustainability at Intuit. As Director of Corporate Sustainability, Rupesh has led a wide-variety of initiatives including new products and partnerships, conducting detailed environmental assessments, developing corporate-wide sustainability goals, and increasing the transparency of our efforts. Rupesh has a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, and a BA from the University of California, San Diego.