Amit Saraogi

Overview

Amit Saraogi is co founder and chief executive officer of Oorja responsible for business strategy fundraising and partnership development to deploy the decentralized waste to energy technology in agrarian rural communities. He hopes to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and increase renewables in India s energy mix. Previously he had diverse global experience in business consulting financial services and development practice. He co founded a microfranchise retail enterprise to provide affordable clothing to low income families and conducted multi stakeholder primary research for UNICEF examining policy interventions in primary education. A fellowship in social entrepreneurship gave him the opportunity to better understand frameworks in social enterprise development leading him to appreciate the role markets play in driving social change and prompted him to find sustainable solutions to energy poverty and soil degradation. He holds a master s degree in International Affairs with a concentration in poverty alleviation from Columbia University and a professional certification in Social Entrepreneurship. He is a recipient of The Harriman Institute Fellowship award and is an active member of MakeSense mobilizing young people to solve challenges of social entrepreneurs using human centered design.