Neelima Khetan

Neelima Khetan, is a visiting fellow, Brookings India; former- Group CSR head, Vedanta Group; VP of CSR at Hindustan Zinc; Director, CSR and Sustainability, Coca-Cola India and SouthWest Asia; India Country director, American India Foundation; CEO, Seva Mandir; acting director, Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA); and recipient, Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award and Maharana Mewar Award.

The author of Anchoring Change is also a Visiting Fellow with CSEP. She also does consulting work on development issues, especially strategy, governance, design and impact. She has worked extensively with civil society organizations and corporate social responsibility groups, and currently serves on the boards of several foundations and non-profits. Other than family and friends, books and plants bring her abiding joy.

RECOGNITION - 1) 101 Most Impactful CSR Leaders, 2019 – by World CSR Day & World Sustainability. 2) Laxmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award for young leaders by India‟s Prime Minister in December 2006. 3) In March 2007, received the Maharana Mewar Award from the Maharana Mewar Foundation, for work of permanent value to society through service and philanthropy.

EDUCATION - Masters in Rural Management (PGDRM); Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), Gujarat, India. Bachelor of Commerce; Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, India