Authors

Swasti Verma, one of the co-founders of AlignTrack, is pursuing a PhD in biotechnology from Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad.

Dr. Vineeta Sharma is working as an Associate Professor of Department of Biotechnology.She is an epigenetics whiz on a mission to unravel the secrets of our genes in the face of climate change. She is a life sciences professional with 10 years experience of research and academics. Her expertise are in diverse functional research domains i.e. Genetics, Epigenetics, Oncology, Toxicology and Translational Research. She has varied work culture experience i.e.

Vasundhara Bhojvaid is an Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR

Padma Rigzin is a PhD scholar from Ladakh currently in the sociology department in Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR

Alyson is the Head of Communications and External Relations at SDSN, overseeing SDSN's communications, public events, and outreach activities. She previously served as the Head of Communications and Partnerships for SDSN's TReNDS' network. Prior to joining SDSN, Alyson led the marketing and communications efforts for several international tourism boards and hotels, including the Kenya Tourism Board, the Macau Government Tourist Office, and the Curaçao Tourist Board. She holds an M.P.A. in International Policy and Management from New York University and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Vaibhav Chowdhary comes with more than 17 years of experience in the field of energy, climate, and sustainability. He served at various leadership positions across governments, consulting, philanthropies, and think tanks, in India and abroad. He is a visiting Professor of Practice at the department of sustainable energy and engineering (SEE) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. In the past, Vaibhav worked as India Lead for an international philanthropy – Clean Air Fund (CAF), wherein he co-designed and delivered large scale air pollution mitigation programs in partnership with multiple stakeholders. Vaibhav also served as a Director at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) in India, an empirical research center focused on energy and environment issues. Prior to UChicago EPIC, Vaibhav worked as the National Energy Adviser to the Government of UK – at a X-Whitehall team of Department for International Development (DFID), UK-Foreign Office and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) – wherein he managed multiple low carbon growth initiative in India and beyond. Vaibhav had also worked as a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and as an instrumentation engineer at Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) in the early days of his professional journey.

Venugopal Mothkoor is a senior specialist at NITI Aayog, leading the energy modelling work where he works on exploring clean energy pathways for India to reach net zero by 2070.

Joseph O. Ogutu is an academic researcher with expertise in population dynamics, wildlife and wildlife conservation. Previous: Center for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis (CESAB), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), University of Hohenheim Education: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Stephan Dua Modest is a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at the Monash Business School. His research interests include the UN sustainable development goals, societal norms, international relations and the energy transition.