Arti Shukla
President
Arti Shukla is the President & Director Strategy for Development Consortium. She also acts as the Creative Director at Love Matters, India's leading sexual and reproductive health and rights platform. She is also the founder of TeenBook, India's first comprehensive life skills resource for adolescents. Trained at the BBC, she is an experienced editorial leader with over 17 years of expertise in story-telling and research for social change. She also leads the Streeksha project at Development Consortium, which she founded and developed from scratch.
Anamika Srivastava
General Secretary, Founder and CEO
A senior finance professional, Anamika has more than 18 years of experience overseeing financial management systems with premiere international organizations, United Nation and few big international corporates. Her areas of professional expertise includes strategic financial planning, working capital management, asset based financing, budgeting/forecasting, financial reporting/modeling etc. She is a true problem-solver, leader and consensus-builder and has extensive experience in multi-site and multi-currency environments.
Anshuman Prasad
Treasurer and Associate Director - Finance & Operations
Anshuman, a Chartered Accountant with a strong financial background, acts as the Treasurer and Associate Director - Finance & Operations for Development Consortium. Prior to this, he held roles at renowned consulting firms including Deloitte, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Grant Thornton. Anshuman brings with him an impressive skill set encompassing Financial Management, Risk Assessments, Establishment of Standard Operating Procedures and Controls, Internal Audits, and extensive experience in managing assignments in the NPO, FMCG and Insurance sectors.
Anshuman brings a wealth of expertise, further enhanced by his post-qualification certifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These include accolades in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting, CSR Professional, and Public Finance and Government Accounting. His dedication to excellence extends to his membership in the Institute of Social Auditors of India, showcasing his commitment to ethical and responsible financial practices.
Shweta Saxena
Vice President
Shweta is the Head of Technology at DC's Project Suvita, where she designs and develops innovative technology solutions to enhance Suvita’s programmes, expand its reach, and maximize its impact.
She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Applications from Banasthali Vidyapith and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Delhi University. With 20 years of corporate experience in software engineering, solution design, and project & team management, Shweta has previously served as Vice President and Technology Manager at Deutsche Bank, and has also held various roles at IBM India and HCL Tech. Beyond her corporate career, Shweta founded Adopt A Family, an initiative supporting families in Pune who lost their income during the COVID-19 pandemic.