Kavita Vij is the Director for Programmatic Advancement at the Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago (India). In her role, she spearheads fundraising, strategic partnerships, and leads efforts to build cross-sector collaborations that enable impact at scale across India’s energy and climate landscape. She is responsible for mainstreaming EPIC India’s work and finding representation platforms within industry associations, non-profit institutions, research organisations, academia, and the Government of India. Previously, she has worked with leading organisations such as the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), Prosus—a global consumer internet group operating across online classifieds, food delivery, payments, and fintech—and the Indian School of Business (ISB).

Certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt professional, Kavita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from Delhi University, a postgraduate in Management from Symbiosis University and a General Management Program Certification specialising in Leadership and Strategy from the Indian School of Business.