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 such as 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.

  • Parnita Rane

    Parnita Rane is Senior Associate. She provides ongoing advisory support to Level 3 Investees on key aspects of business i.e. strategy planning, financial planning, marketing and impact measurement etc. Additionally, she will be playing an active role in scouting and selection of new level 3 Investees. Previously she has worked as a Financial Analyst for 3 years at TresVista financial services. She has completed her Bachelor’s in Management Studies (BMS) from University of Mumbai with a specialisation in Finance. Parnita is a dog lover and enjoys trekking, travelling and spending time by the beach.

  • 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.

  • Zoe Schlag

    Zoe joins the Incubation Team as an IDEX Fellow in Social Enterprise and focuses primarily on impact assessment. Previous to joining UnLtd India, Zoe spent a year working in Argentina as a Princeton in Latin America Fellow. While there, she helped launch both a microcredit program and a microenterprise for women and wrote a social impact assessment. She has lived, worked and conducted research in the United States, Guatemala, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina and has experience working for various organizations in the non-profit sector in these countries. Zoe holds a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University and enjoys the mountains, adventure sports and all delicious foods.

  • Sarah Allen

    Sarah is the Expansion Manager of UnLtd India.  She is working with Pooja to take the UnLtd India model to other parts of India. She previously worked at Intellecap, a social enterprise consultancy in Mumbai, conducting research on India’s social enterprise landscape.  Before coming to India, Sarah worked for Arabella Advisors, a philanthropic advisory firm in Washington DC.  She has also served as a Kiva Fellow for a microfinance institution in Ghana.  Sarah graduated with a degree in political science from Davidson College where she spent a semester studying at the Madras Christian College in Tamil Nadu, India. Sarah enjoys yoga, reading and playing Frisbee with the Mumbai Ultimate team in her free time.

  • 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 Connect. 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".

  • Mohan Pidshetty

    Mohan ensures that Bombay Connect runs smoothly — supporting both day-to-day operations and maintenance work. He helps the team to manage events and assist members, handles administrative operations, and assists the UnLtd India finance and incubation teams. Mohan enjoys reading, watching television, playing football, and a good game of badminton. 

  • Guncha Khare

    Guncha is Bombay Connect'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 Connect.

  • Danielle Wipperfurth

    With a passion for telling people about UnLtd India and our incredible investees, Danielle serves as UnLtd India’s Marketing Manager. Danielle came to us from Rock Creek Strategic Marketing in Washington D.C., where she conducted business development efforts and pioneered marketing strategies for clients including the U.S. Department of Education, Walt Disney Company, and World Bank. In her free time, she also led a 1,800-member community group taking action to end human trafficking. A graduate of Davidson College, Danielle enjoys dancing at street festivals, talking to strangers, and discovering new music. 

  • Ricardo Dutra Goncalves

    Ricardo joins Unltd India as a Bombay Connect Host, focused on building of the Hub community and impact measurement. He spent the last 2 years with the TATA Group, where he was working on HR initiatives including career & performancemanagement, organizational culture and development. Ricardo has 4 years of experience in the non profit sector - building organizational competencies such as project management and strategy for Ashoka fellows and social entrepreneurs in Brazil. He also worked for AIESEC,the largest youth organization in the world, while managing its leadership development program and traveling across 11 countries. Ricardo enjoys playing beach volley, practicing yoga, listening to music and spending free time on the beach. Ricardo received his BS in environmental engineering from the Federal University of Espirito Santo, in Brazil.

  • 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.