Naveen Jha
2022 ALI Fellow
Naveen Jha brings to ALI experience developing programs uplifting marginalized communities. He is the past CEO of the Deshpande Foundation India, a funder of sustainable and scalable enterprises having social and economic impact for the 1.1 billion residents living in rural and smaller cities in India. Naveen founded and led the Deshpande Education Trust, one of India’s biggest skill education providers for youth, Sandbox Startups, an entrepreneurship incubation ecosystem, and founded Leaders Accelerating Development, a leadership development program that has engaged 30,000 college students in societal problem-solving activities. He is the co-founder and past president of the Hubli chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) and a founding board member of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network.