Our Team of Professionals

Sujaya is an urban specialist with more than 2 decades of experience in the sector (India and USA). Until recently, she was Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), Bangalore, India. Her experience includes development of decision support tools, policy studies for sustainable urban transport interventions, technology choices, development of land use and transport strategies, integrated approach to the sanitation investment planning process, gender inclusive planning processes and capacity building.

She has also been involved in building toolkits for sustainable planning, as part of the Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transport Planning Program- India, DFID-World Bank, Ministry of Urban Development, and Government of India. Further, she is part of the Faecal Sludge Management Toolbox team (supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). She has also worked with the Planning Commission (for the 12th Plan)/NITI Aayog to develop a systems analysis of the forces shaping development scenarios for India and developed a smart and sustainable city development reference framework.

She has worked with various urban local bodies, state governments, and the Ministry of Urban Development in India, and also worked with the US federal government, the State Department of Transportation (different states) and numerous cities, private developers in the US. Currently, as part of the National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (NFSSM) Alliance, she also represents technology and gender taskforces. She is also a member, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), and Life Member, Institute of Urban Transport, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. She has a Masters in Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University, USA and Masters in Economics from Jadavpur University, India.

Anant Bhagwati is a Partner at The Bridgespan Group, working in the Mumbai office. He has an abiding interest in enabling Indian NGOs and Domestic Philanthropy to achieve their full potential. He works closely with multi-generational families, technology entrepreneurs and corporates, and global foundations to help them dream bolder and with greater equity.

He works closely with over 30 leading nonprofits in India, both scale actors and high potentials, on their journeys of transformative scale. Anant writes and speaks at forums extensively and has co-authored the India Philanthropy report for over five years. Prior to this, Anant was Director for Capacity Building and Expertize at Dasra, focusing on strategic philanthropy and field building.

He has transitioned from a career advising for-profit companies culminating as Partner at Bain India, where he led Digital Transformation in India. A few common elements have continued to excite him through his Consulting career of nearly 20 years. Anant is passionate about applying these skills learnt in the corporate world to support Philanthropists and NGOs with strategy formulation, implementation and scaling impact. Anant lives with his wife and teenage daughter and mother in Mumbai.