Currently the Founder Director of Sutradhara (India) and the Director of Becquer Energy (Singapore), Mona brings her 28 years of experience in strategy, policy, implementation, and advocacy in International Trade Development, Supply Chain Sustainability, Governance, and Human Rights with Industry. Her academic career includes; a post-graduate degree in International Management from IIM, Ahmedabad (India); Business Economist from Delhi University; and ILO Certification for Gender Audits, SA-8000, ISO26000 and CSR by the Government of the Netherlands.

Mona has worked extensively alongside the Government of India and other governments across Asia and the Pacific, and is truly an expert in her region. On several occasions she acted as advisor to Members of Indian Parliament (ruling government) on Governance, and Community Development. Internationally, she has collaborated with the UN, OECD, ILO, and World Bank, and has served on various global and nationwide committees including; UNESCAP Sustainability Council/MSME Taskforce; UN National Platform on Standards; UN Gender Equity Seal; Chair of CSR for CII; and Member of Governing Body of the Textile Ministry. Most recently, she was invited to present as a speaker and panelist for Sustainability & Human Trafficking (Thomson Reuter), KPMG Global Citizens Conference, and the International Sustainability Conference (UK Government).

Some of Mona’s many personal milestones include; Marketing & Supply Chain initiatives in 45 clusters comprising Large &MSMEs across India and abroad; Women Empowerment programs in 6 States, 1000 villages; and Sustainability, Risk Mitigation for over 500 units, over 1 lakh employees. With passion and commitment to her work, Mona enjoys any task which takes her closer to reaching the SDG’s and most notably her vision of ‘doing well, by doing good.’