Himadri Chattopadhyay

Himadri Chattopadhyay brings over 18 years of experience in the development sector, with a career focused on building partnerships, strengthening programmes, and creating opportunities for communities and individuals to thrive.

His professional journey spans diverse areas of social development, including education, healthcare, skill development, rural livelihoods, agriculture, water, environment, and sustainability. He has worked with corporates, foundations, government institutions, and grassroots communities, bringing together people, resources, and ideas to address development challenges.

Himadri has held leadership positions with organizations including Ambuja Foundation and has extensive experience in CSR partnerships, programme management, resource mobilisation, and scaling social-impact initiatives. His work has taken him across several states and involved collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.

As Chief Operations Officer at Ek Kadam Aur Foundation, Himadri works to strengthen the organization’s operations, partnerships, and long-term sustainability. He is passionate about building meaningful collaborations that expand access to quality education, technology, and leadership opportunities for children from underserved communities, particularly children with visual disabilities.

For Himadri, lasting social impact goes beyond delivering programmes. It is about building strong partnerships, effective systems, and meaningful opportunities that enable individuals and communities to move forward with confidence and dignity.

Himadri believes that lasting social impact goes beyond delivering programmes. It comes from building strong partnerships, effective systems, and meaningful opportunities that empower individuals and communities to move forward with confidence and dignity.