About The Presenter
Poorvi Shah has been in the development sector for over 20 years and is passionate about Woman Empowerment, Equity and Education. Poorvi is the CEO of Katalyst India since 2015. Prior to Katalyst, she was with The Akanksha Foundation for 10.5 years leading youth leadership programs, helping with capacity building and strategic discussions as part of the senior leadership team.
In December 2024, Poorvi received the GEDC Diversity Award on behalf of Katalyst. Poorvi has received Iconic Women Director’s Award under Naari Shakti by Mentor My Board in December, 2023. In 2023, she was also selected for the Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives for Non-Profit Management Program at Harvard Campus in Boston on a 100% scholarship. Poorvi has been honored under 25 most influential women in India – 2017 by CEO magazine. Poorvi has been a speaker at various forums in India and overseas including Equal Leaders Summit by Conference Board, USA in December 2020. She was a panelist in the Global Women in STEM leadership Summit labelled “Design Your Future” held in Atlanta, USA in March 2018. In February 2023, Poorvi was invited to Centre for Civil Society and Proctor & Gambles’s Shiksha Table Discussion on Women in STEM leading to a white paper on the same subject for the G20 Summit.
Before turning to the social sector, Poorvi was with Price Waterhouse LLP, NY and then with Indocean Venture Capital and IndAsia Fund Advisors, Bombay, one of the first venture capital firms in India. Poorvi has an MMS in Finance from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai and MBA in International Business from Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
The IFEES-GEDC global webinar series usually takes place on Wednesdays, with support from Dr. Krishna Vedula and the Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE). We welcome ideas and suggestions and are always looking for weekly presenters. If you’re interested in presenting on a specific topic, please reach out to the IFEES-GEDC Secretariat.
