CSRBOX has been hosting the annual India CSR Summit for the past 7 years. The Summit has been the largest CSR and social impact event in the South Asia region with participation of 1800 organisations and 2400+ delegates every year.

At the 8th India CSR Summit 2021 (7th-9th Dec 2021), Grand Jury Mr. Kartik Desai shared his experience.

Kartik is a seasoned development finance leader with 17 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital and economic policy and is considered a pioneer of impact investing in India. He graduated with a BSc Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and with Masters in International Affairs from SIPA, Columbia University. He has built a track record of raising and deploying private capital across high quality social enterprises in sectors including financial inclusion, education, health, agriculture, waste, affordable housing and energy access and consistent policy advocacy for building the blended finance ecosystem in India.