Our Advisors & Leadership Team
Guided by purpose and informed by experience, our Impact Architects and Leadership Team shape pathways of resilience, inclusion, and sustainable growth.
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We are a diverse group of professionals united by a shared purpose to enable meaningful climate transitions through intellectual rigor, system thinking, and human empathy.
Our collective expertise spans technology, finance, public health, energy systems, sustainable mobility, and climate adaptation. We support governments, industries, philanthropic institutions, and mission-driven organizations in navigating complex transitions with clarity, responsibility, and impact.
At ABSORB, our Impact Architects and Leadership Team bring together visionary thinkers, policy strategists, and sustainability practitioners united by a shared purpose to turn ambition into meaningful, lasting impact. With decades of collective experience across governments, development institutions, and industry, they shape ABSORB’s direction with insight, empathy, and foresight. Their work bridges policy, practice, and innovation guiding the organisation’s efforts to strengthen
resilience, enable inclusion, and advance sustainable development across communities and economies.
Our Advisors & Leadership Team
Where global expertise meets
shared purpose
Our advisors and leadership team bring together decades of experience across policy, finance, and sustainability, united by a commitment to shape resilient, equitable futures.
Anand M. Sharan, IAS (Retd.)
Advisor, Resilient Infrastructure
Mr. Anand M. Sharan is a senior public administration leader with 35 years of experience across law and order, urban development, agriculture, labour, environment and forests, industrial growth, social welfare, aviation, and tourism. As Head of Department and Secretary to the State Government, he led policy formulation, strategic planning, and large-scale implementation with clarity and precision. An IIT Delhi graduate, he is known for resolving regulatory challenges, defining structured execution pathways, and driving multi-stakeholder coordination. With global exposure across 25+ countries, he brings analytical depth to sustainability, entrepreneurship, and urban transformation initiatives while inspiring teams with calm, collaborative leadership.
Dr. Ajay Mathur
Advisor, Energy Transition
Dr. Ajay Mathur is a globally respected leader in renewable energy, climate policy, and sustainable innovation. He has served as Director General of the International Solar Alliance, The Energy and Resources Institute, and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, where he pioneered programs such as Star Labeling, the Energy Conservation Building Code, and industrial energy-efficiency markets. He advanced decentralized solar investment, capacity-building centres, and regulatory reforms to accelerate clean-energy adoption. As a key Indian negotiator at international climate forums, including the Paris Agreement, he shaped impactful global strategies. Today, he continues to advance low-carbon transitions through policy design, technology adoption, and cross-country collaboration.
Hitesh Gosain
Advisor, Green Growth
With more than four decades of experience across public, private, and development sectors, Hitesh Gosain has held strategic leadership roles in manufacturing, IT and ITeS, e-governance, and civil society organizations. He has worked closely with governments, cooperatives, multinational corporations, and leading non-government agencies to drive large scale transformation and forge high impact partnerships. His expertise spans capacity building, rural development, digital innovation, organizational restructuring, and strategic program delivery. A serial entrepreneur, he has established commercially sustainable ventures focused on development led growth, client relationship management, and technology enabled operations. Known for mentoring diverse teams and guiding organizational change, he brings a balanced perspective on profitability, social impact, and operational excellence. Hitesh holds postgraduate degrees in science and rural management from IRMA.
