• Led the Americas region and managed a 14-member team responsible for the delivery of sustainable finance assessments and Second-Party Opinions (SPOs) for issuers and financial institutions across the region • Managed the delivery of Sustainalytics' SPOs on green(-enabling), transition, social, and sustainability bond and loan frameworks; sustainability-linked bond (SLB) and sustainability-linked loan (SLL) issuances; sustainability and green deposit eligibility guides for banks; EU Taxonomy assessments; and Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) climate-bond issuance letters for global clients • Served as final reviewer and sign-off authority across hundreds of sustainable finance assessments, providing quality assurance, methodological oversight, and governance review across diverse sectors and geographies • Worked closely with issuers, banks, and other financial institutions to assess financing frameworks, sustainability commitments, governance structures, reporting practices, and alignment with market-based sustainable finance principles • Supported the development and implementation of internal methodologies, analytical guidance, quality-control processes, and regional governance practices across the Sustainable Fixed Income Research function • Coached and mentored analysts and project leads across the Americas, supporting analytical consistency, professional development, and high-quality client delivery

• Led the annual estimation and reporting of the bank's Green House Gas (GHG) inventory and portfolio emissions • Worked closely with SBTi for developing the recently-released portfolio emission estimation methodologies for FIs and with WRI to enable Yes Bank's participation in the first-of-its-kind carbon market simulation in India • Designed innovative Green Products for the bank including India's first green liability product- Green Future: Deposit • Helped the bank get accredited by the ~$10bn Green Climate Fund (GCF) • Headed the CDP reporting practice at the bank; helping it leapfrog from the Awareness band (C) to the much-deserved Leadership band (A-) within one cycle • Managed corporate database for the entire team, enabling effective stakeholder management across different sectors • Co-wrote, directed and edited the corporate video of the Responsible Banking team • Headed the Social Return on Investment (SRoI) estimation and reporting practice, helping the bank make informed allocations toward CSR projects • Worked closely with the bank’s risk assessment team to help them evaluate lending proposals as per the bank’s environmental and social policies • Helped the bank conduct materiality assessment; enabling enhanced climate disclosures conforming with Taskforce for Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations • Periodically co-authored internal knowledge reports on climate-affected sectors, to help build capacity among the risk assessment teams • Lead the third-party quarterly assurance of the green bond proceeds management at the bank • Assisted the bank’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) accreditation team in policy building and designing of new project pipeline • Headed the Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai regions for ISO 14001:2015 environment audits and Yes Community (bank's branch-based CSR initiative) • Mentored the CleanTech Startup Accelerator team, part of bank’s larger startup accelerator programme, called YES S.C.A.L.E. which marries FinTech with sustainable, and disruptive solutions • Managed corporate database for the entire team, enabling effective stakeholder management across different sectors

• Led the digital media team and designed effective market strategies to digitally promote feature films • Managed a team of four employees from various functions including social media, content writing, and public relations • Helped the outreach team approach more exhibitors, which ultimately lead to increase in the number of worldwide film release • Created a Business Intelligence unit to enable easier communication and decision making within the organization

Designed the functional model & business strategy for SmartFoodS, a multisided FoodTech platform; helped close deals with A-list investors including Carrefour, Campofrio, among others.

• Worked with a five-member team to develop FinTech solutions for a London-based client • Helped a US-based client transition from magnetic credit cards to chip-based cards • Worked extensively on COBOL language and VisionPLUS tool, for developing financial software compatible with Mainframe • Drafted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) reports during testing phase

Advanced Responsible Investment Analysis

Principles for Responsible Investment

2023

Credential ID: 5112851

CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing

CFA Institute

2023

Credential ID: 100842379

GRI Standards Certified Course

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

2019

Credential ID: TR115704

Environmental & Social Risk Analysis (ESRA)

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

2017

Consulting Academy

ESADE Business School, Spain

2015