I began my career as a journalist, as the Executive Editor of Maneka Gandhi's national Indian news magazine,"Surya", before launching my own freelance journalism service that covered big ideas of any kind. I met Ashoka with the intent of writing about the organization and ended up joining it, to scale up Ashoka's social entrepreneurship program in India, co-launch its activities in Latin America, launch Changemakers and serve as Ashoka's President for five years. I now serve on Ashoka's leadership team and chair Ashoka Changemakers, and I can't imagine anything more fun than to work with firebrands who really want to change the world, and have clear plans to do so, constantly iterating and refining their ideas. But -- why limit iteration to one organization or one community or one challenge? Why not create a shared, open space where anyone can share their innovations and track their progress in order to find collaborators, receive visibility and financial and other resources? That's what we're up to at Ashoka Changemakers, and that's what I'm excited to co-invent with all on this platform.
