Our Board of
Advisors & Directors

"Every tree we plant is a commitment — not just to the earth, but to the generations who will breathe under its canopy."

Ms Dhanalakshmi brings over two decades of experience in environmental governance and community forestry. She leads our Southern India expansion with a focus on coastal and tropical ecosystems.

"India's forests do not need good intentions. They need accountability, infrastructure, and citizens who refuse to look away."

Former IFS officer with 25 years in forest policy. Mr Kumar shaped national afforestation guidelines and now channels that expertise into building One Lakh One Tree's verification framework.

"We don't measure success in saplings planted. We measure it in trees that are still standing five years later — and every year after that."

Dr Sharma holds a PhD in Forest Ecology from IIT Bombay. She designed our species-matching protocol that aligns native trees with precise ecosystem zones across India's 6 forest types.

"The Aravalli needs more than campaigns. It needs custodians who show up, quarter after quarter, season after season."

Serial entrepreneur and conservation philanthropist. Mr Patel spearheaded the Aravalli Range restoration pilot — 1,800 GPS-tagged trees surviving their second monsoon season.

"A forest is not a collection of trees. It is a community of relationships. Our job is to give those relationships time to form."

Former Director of the Indian Institute of Ecology. Dr Venkataraman advises on species selection, canopy strategy, and long-term biodiversity outcomes across our six ecosystem zones.

"The Western Ghats once fed a continent. Our responsibility is simple: give it back what was taken, tree by tree, year by year."

With a background in logistics and supply chain management, Kavitha built our field coordinator network across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka — covering 18 active plantation sites.

"In the Sundarbans, every tree is a seawall. Every custodian is a guardian of the coast. That's the weight of what we ask people to carry — and they carry it beautifully."

Marine and coastal ecologist with 18 years of field research in the Sundarbans delta. Dr Bose leads our mangrove restoration science and coastal buffer monitoring protocols.

"Every rupee donated to a tree must grow into verifiable impact. Our financial transparency is as rigorous as our ecology."

Chartered Accountant and impact finance specialist. Anita manages our fund allocation, donor reporting, and BRSR-compliant financial disclosures for all corporate partnerships.

"Telangana and Andhra have the land, the communities, and the will. All they needed was a system that remembers. Now they have it."

Former District Forest Officer with 20 years of ground-level plantation work across the Deccan Plateau. Suresh coordinates Phase 2 expansion across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

"A story well told is a sapling well planted. Both need care, both need time, and both can grow into something that outlasts us."

Award-winning environmental journalist turned communications strategist. Lakshmi leads our public narrative, media partnerships, and the Green Custodian storytelling programme.

"Odisha has lost too much forest to indifference. One Lakh One Tree brings the one thing that was always missing — a name on every tree."

Community development professional with roots in tribal forest rights advocacy. Prakash is building our Odisha-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh corridor — 4,000 planned trees in Phase 2.

"Data is not the enemy of nature — it is nature's best advocate. Every GPS coordinate tells a story of a tree that survived."

Data scientist and remote sensing expert. Dr Joshi designed our GPS verification methodology and the quarterly photo-monitoring protocol used across all 36 states and UTs.

"The ESG generation of Indian corporates is ready. They need verified impact, not press releases. We give them both — and the trees to prove it."

Two decades in corporate sustainability consulting. Vinod has structured ESG plantation partnerships for 40+ listed companies and now leads our BRSR-compliant corporate engagement.

"We are building the infrastructure that gives India's forest a digital backbone — one GPS-tagged tree at a time."

Tech entrepreneur and former VP Engineering at a leading AgriTech firm. Sanjay architects our tree-tracking platform, GPS dashboard, and QR certificate verification system.

"Field work is where vision meets reality. We don't plant trees at conferences. We plant them in the monsoon, in the heat, with communities who will guard them."

Certified silviculturist and field operations specialist. Divya trains our Green Custodian network across Tamil Nadu and coordinates the quarterly survival verification drives.

"Every Green Custodian Certificate we issue is a legal document of care. We take that responsibility as seriously as any court order."

Environmental law specialist with experience in forest rights, CSR compliance, and SEBI sustainability disclosures. Arjun ensures our certificates are legally robust and BRSR-grade.