Venkatesh Raghavendra

Venkatesh “Venky” Raghavendra is a social entrepreneur with over three decades of philanthropy, development and policy experience. He has successfully built global partnerships and mobilized significant resources for a number of international and national organizations. Currently he is Senior Vice-President at Safe Water Network. Venky was formerly the Chief Philanthropy Officer at the New York-based American India Foundation, global Managing Director at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. He writes frequently on social issues, and currently teaches social entrepreneurship and social innovation.