Kirthiga Reddy

Causes

Causes that I am deeply passionate about and bold founders leading the change

Education

Teach for India

Advisory Board, Teach for India US  

An excellent education for every child in India is Teach for India’s goal. Founded in 2009 by Shaheen Mistri, Teach for India is a non-profit organization providing quality education to children from disadvantaged sections through their Fellowship program and Alumni movement, constantly working to create and nurture  budding leaders.  

Teach for India US Board Chair: Ruchi Mehta 

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Ballet & Beyond NYC

Board Member, 2017 – 2020 

Ballet & Beyond helps New York City kids realize their dreams of learning professional ballet by resolving two of the biggest barriers children from low-income families face, cost and travel. Partnering with NGOs and existing after-school programs to bring ballet lessons to locations the children usually visit, making it affordable and accessible for all.   

Ballet & Beyond NYC ED: Michelle Cave 

Teach for India

Advisory Board, Teach for India US  

An excellent education for every child in India is Teach for India’s goal. Founded in 2009 by Shaheen Mistri, Teach for India is a non-profit organization providing quality education to children from disadvantaged sections through their Fellowship program and Alumni movement, constantly working to create and nurture  budding leaders.  

Teach for India US Board Chair: Ruchi Mehta 

Ballet & Beyond NYC

Board Member, 2017 – 2020 

Ballet & Beyond helps New York City kids realize their dreams of learning professional ballet by resolving two of the biggest barriers children from low-income families face, cost and travel. Partnering with NGOs and existing after-school programs to bring ballet lessons to locations the children usually visit, making it affordable and accessible for all.   

Ballet & Beyond NYC ED: Michelle Cave 

FEdream

Board of Directors

FEdream brings home college education to underprivileged girls in India. FEdream helps the girls dream bigger every step of the way. They hold career fairs inspiring high schoolers to look beyond the conventional career paths, helps them through their college journey, create a community for knowledge sharing, and connect them to the right resources to build their career path once graduated.

FEdream Founder/Director: Rachel Pontes
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

INK Global

Advisory Board Member    

INK helps turn ideas into reality, driving innovation and change by providing a platform for exchanging ideas. With its fellowship programs, events, and conferences, INK bridges the gap between different economies, cultures, and thinkers, building a community of go-getters.

INK Founder: Lakshmi Pratrury | INK Global ED: Geetika Tewari 

Women

Women in Tech India

Advisory Board Member 

WiTI is a forum to bring together and empower women to lead innovations in the technology sector. Often termed a man’s world, the technology sector has very few women in the forefront; WiTI looks to change by providing more opportunities for women and fostering an inclusive corporate environment.  

WITI Founder: Anuranjita Kumar 

Champion Woman 

Advisory Board Member  

Champion Woman facilitate women’s emotional, physical, and social empowerment to tackle the workforce gender gap in India. By providing life-leadership coaching and training sessions to women, Champion Woman equip them with strong interpersonal communication skills, professional management skills and helps them build a self-identity.

Champion Woman Founder: Ranjini Manian 

Neythri

Founding Circle 

A foundation built by women passionate about their success and of those around them: Neythri is a global community of South Asian professional women made to enable conversation, provide professional insights, cultivate leadership, inspire and address problems specific to South Asian women.   

Founders: Mythili Sankaran, Chitra Nayak, Sruthi Ramaswami