Abhishek has over 22 years of experience working with start-ups, social enterprises and multinationals in India and international markets. As the CEO of the Fairtrade India Project of Centre for Social Markets, Abhishek leads a team responsible for building a sustainable and ethical impact platform for consumers, institutions, businesses and farmer organizations in India across the food, cosmetics and fashion industry.
Prior to joining the Fairtrade India project, Abhishek headed Navdanya’s Organic and Fair Trade marketing division where he got hands on experience of developing profitable and sustainable food and fashion value chains. Abhishek began his career as a business advisory consultant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers and subsequently has held leadership and advisory positions in marketing, food & beverage and technology ventures across the development and commercial sectors. Abhishek received his Bachelor’s in Economics from St. Stephen’s College (Delhi University); and completed his Masters in Economics from the University of Cambridge.