Rohini Nilekani

Rohini Nilekani set up Arghyam with a private endowment in 2001, to work on water and sanitation issues in India. Other than Arghyam, Rohini supports causes anchored in strengthening communities and networks. She has co-founded Ek Step, Pratham Books and is the Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. She has also been deeply involved with development issues and is currently a member of the Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. She sits on the boards of many non-profits, notably ATREE and Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services. Rohini has authored a novel “Stillborn”, and a non-fiction account of dialogues she moderated between social and corporate leaders in a book titled "Uncommon Ground".