Founder’s Bio

Mandar Apte

Executive Director, From India With Love

In 2016, Mandar started the From India With Love initiative to support leaders and changemakers to recalibrate their purpose and impact. Until 2016, Mandar worked at Shell for 17 years at Shell International. In his last role, he managed Shell’s prestigious GameChanger social innovation program investing in ideas that create “shared value” - both business value and social impact. Mandar is an acclaimed expert on leadership, entrepreneurship, and social innovation and has spoken on these topics at many prestigious forums including TEDx, Wharton Business School, Social Innovation Summit, Sustainable Brands, London Business School, etc. He is also the winner of the prestigious Ashoka League of Intrapreneurs for designing and delivering an innovation learning program at Shell to over 2000 colleagues using meditation practices.

In 2019, Mandar started the Cities4Peace initiative that uses a consultative approach to support civic leaders to actively promote peace and compassion in cities and communities worldwide. Since its inception, he has supported the communities of Los Angeles, Pomona, LA County as well as designed and executed a pioneering peacebuilding program for the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus.

For nearly two decades, Mandar has taught leadership programs using meditation practices for the International Association for Human Values and the Art of Living Foundation. Mandar was a Board Member of the Charter for Compassion, and also a Visiting Scholar at George Mason School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution.

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