Raintree Foundation
Namita Dandekar currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Raintree Foundation and has been with Raintree Family Office since September 2020, holding the roles of Head of Strategic Operations and Head of Ecosystem Engagement. Raintree Family Office focuses on managing the Dandekar family’s investments with a commitment to sustainability and ESG guidelines. Previously, Namita held various positions in investor relations, including at Piramal Enterprises Ltd and Opto Circuits India Ltd. Namita is also a co-founder of Yum Crumb Co. and has experience as an Associate at Christensen IR and as a Sr. Account Executive at Adfactors PR. Academic qualifications include a Master’s in Public Relations and Public Communication from the University of Westminster and a PG Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations from SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
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Raintree Foundation
Raintree Foundation is a family foundation that anchors the philanthropic agenda of the Dandekar family. Set up in 2018, Raintree Foundation is guided by the values of the Family and is the outcome of their deep-seated passion and commitment to actively contribute towards the country's inclusive and sustainable development. The family’s strategic ‘portfolio approach’ to social investments has helped advance and maximize the foundation’s impact through various interventions. Raintree Foundation pools together a mix of resources from the ecosystem to develop successful and scalable programs that address rural and urban India’s chronic social and environmental issues. We co-create these programs along with the community and governments. The Foundation partners with leading Indian and global non-profit organizations, technical experts and knowledge experts to develop new transformational value propositions. The Foundation’s current thematic focus areas are Building Resilience, Clean Energy, Sustainable Livelihoods, Biodiversity Conservation and Watershed Ecology.