Venu is a Senior Advisor at Yunus Social Business and his work focuses on catalyzing financing for scaling WaSH and Circular Economy businesses within the broader context of business solutions that are addressing the Sustainable Development Goals.Prior to this, Venu was the Managing Director at Toilet Board Coalition where he led the expansion of the Accelerator program across 15 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, creating the largest global community of Water and Sanitation entrepreneurs, and enabled the first ever private sector investments in WaSH. This work has been recognized by PMI as one of the 20 Most Influential Projects of 2024.Prior to this, he has over fifteen years of experience as an entrepreneur and senior executive driving critical initiatives across infrastructure, private equity and venture capital. His roles have spanned corporate development, joint ventures and building execution teams.Venu holds an MBA from INSEAD and his articles on business strategy are regularly featured by prominent global knowledge platforms.
