Gayatri Divecha

Gayatri heads Sustainability and Social Impact for Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies. She’s spearheading the Group’s sustainability vision that works towards building an inclusive, equitable and greener world. The Group aims to be net zero by 2035, support India to eliminate malaria by 2030, to improve key agricultural commodity value chains, and to transform plastics and solid waste management in our markets. Gayatri has 15 years of experience working in the development sector across a range of roles and organisations including academia, the private sector and non profits. Prior to Godrej, Gayatri was part of the Corporate Sustainability function at HSBC India where she played a key role in driving the bank’s portfolio of community investment programmes across three strategic pillars - future skills, sustainable networks & entrepreneurship, and sustainable finance. She has also worked at Dasra, India’s premier strategic philanthropy firm, leading their advisory research practice and business development team. Gayatri has consulted for several multi-national corporations, leading Indian companies and Harvard University’s South Asia Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from University of Westminster, London. In her free time Gayatri enjoys painting, reading and travelling. She mentors a young college student who is a first generation learner in her family, and also sits on the board of Bansuri Foundation, a family philanthropic initiative.