Aashir has over 12 years of experience across various leadership and governance roles in strategic advisory, management consulting, academia, and tech design – across organizations like Desai & Associates, Grameen Foundation, Sattva Consulting, Indian School of Business, & Noora Health. 

Across diverse sectors, his prior experience includes the design and structuring of blended finance facilities (focused on climate action in agriculture, WASH, asset financing) and outcome-based financing initiatives (Indian state-govt led social impact bonds), program design and fundraising, portfolio management of CSR funds for Indian and global corporates, and ESG strategy and reporting at company and group-conglomerate level.

Aashir has an MBA from the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, and a Bachelor’s in Engineering in Computer Science.