Nirbhay Lumde

He is a seasoned CSR professional with two decades of experience with hands on impactful social engagements with corporates, nonprofits and governments in striving to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals:

• Developing strategy and building systems for driving strategic Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives
• Grassroot experience in administering large-scale development projects – education, entrepreneurship, and carbon offset initiatives
• Hands on working with cross-functional teams in building vision and strategy to engage employees in the communities
• An author of a book, ‘Corporate Social Responsibility in India: A Practitioner’s Perspective’, contributed to research compendiums and speaker at national forums

He has been a learner throughout and here’s glimpse of his learning ladder to upkeep pace with the changing demands of the profession:

• Certificate Program in ‘Systems Thinking’ by Cornell University, December 2020
• ‘Business Strategies for Social Impact’, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, July 2020
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Training Course on Sustainability Reporting, KPMG, 2016
• Executive Development Program in Leading Responsibly: Strategic CSR for Competitive Advantage, IIM Bangalore, 2016
• An overseas stint in the United States that helped me gain a sound knowledge of working with cross-cultural global teams, 2017

A summary of his accomplishments in the professional work sphere:

• Sponsored India’s first Tech4Good Report 2021, compendium of case studies of corporates, not-for-profits and social enterprises
• ‘Trend Setter Award 2020’ by the United Way of Hyderabad for large-scale plantation drives in Telangana, December 2020
• ‘Award of Excellence’ in Forging & Implementing Programs in Collaboration with Government Requirements in the Pandemic by the ASSOCHAM, October 2020
• Running large-scale women safety programs in association with the governments – Safe Constituencies in Karnataka and CCTVs for safety with Chennai Police, Tamil Nadu & Cyberabad Police, Telangana
• Forged strategic alliance with NITI Aayog, Government of India in promoting innovation in schools at national scale
• Designated ‘Subject Matter Expert’ at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India