WomenLift Health has selected the inspiring leaders below to participate in the 2025 India Leadership Journey, a fully funded leadership initiative designed to support women through the challenges and opportunities of advancing to senior leadership positions in global and public health.
Cohort A
Anuradha Mascarenhas
The Indian Express, Senior Editor
Apurva Tiwari
Associate Director Monitoring and Evaluation, SNEHA Mumbai
Chythra R. Rao
Professor, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka - 576104
Daxa Sakhiya
Manager, Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Dhivya Ramasamy
Executive Director, Aravind Eye Care System
Divya Vashisht
Officer on Special Duty to PSA, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India
Gomathi Ramaswamy
Associate Professor,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar
Harsha Tomar
Founder & CEO, Wellness Emporio India Pvt Ltd
Jujurani Asem
Partnerships Advisor - Public Health, TeamLease Foundation
Project Advisor, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union)
Krishna Veni Nagappan
Professor & HoD, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty
Mamta Chauhan
Professor, IIHMR University
Mamtha Balakrishnan Nair
Director, Pfizer Healthcare India Pvt Ltd
Neelam Pandey
Manager, Swami Ram Himalayan University
Neena Dondapati
Lead- C Safe Programme, India, Fernandez Foundation
Nidhi Malhotra
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Dr BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali
Prachi Garg
External Affairs & Communications Lead, Organon
Prerna Kumar
Head - Public Policy, Convergent View Research & Consultancy Private Limited
Priti Choudhary
District Program coordinator, Ranchi, National health Mission
Priyanka Yadav
Assistant Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur
Reshma Shejwalkar
Deputy Manager, Serum institute of India
Shibumi Prem
Regional Program Officer, JHPIEGO
Shilpi Malhotra
Consultant (Scientific), Indian Council of Medical Research
Srilatha Sivalenka
Sr. Consultant, UNICEF
Sudhadevi Sadanandan
Principal, Rajkali institute of nursing and paramedical sciences Raebareli
Sumitha Chalil
National Consultant - Community Engagement, WHO India NTEP Technical Support Network
Supriya Dhakne Palwe
Professor and HOD, Medical education department (IMETTT), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Nashik
Tanu Anand
Scientist E (Medical), Indian Council of Medical Research
Tintu Varghese
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Christian Medical College Vellore
Vandita Morarka
Founder and CEO, One Future Collective
Cohort B
Arshia Shariff
Trustee of EUF, Director (Hunar Academy), HR- Head(IT Bridge), Empowering Ummah Foundation (EUF), Hunar Academy, IT Bridge
Chetana Soyam
Senior Manager- Preventive Health (NCD), EARTH Foundation
Garima Jain
Founder - CEO, MirNow LLP _ Banaras Hindu University
Gitismita Naik
Assistant Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani
Ishu Kataria
Senior Public Health Researcher, RTI International
Kannan Ramalakshmi
Co-Founder_CEO, Elina- Vimarshi Solutions Pte Ltd
Karuna Singh
State Director, Ipas Development Foundation
Manika Sharma
Senior Technical Advisor - Nutrition, Resolve to Save Lives
Meena Som
Health Specialist, UNICEF
Ponnari Gottipati
Associate Director - Research, LV Prasad Eye Institute
Prachi Shukla
Country Director, World Health Partners
Priscilla Blesson
Nutrition Communication Specialist, IPE Global Limited
Rachana Kathuria
National Professional Officer (Adolescent Health), WHO
Rachna William
Regional Technical Manager, John Snow India
Ravdeep Kaur
Health Economics and Value Proposition Manager, Takeda Biopharmaceuticals
Riya Mathew
Consultant, Project Co-ordinator, Believers Church Medical College Hospital
Roopa Shivashankar
Scientist E, Indian Council of Medical Research
Ruchi Jha
Sr.Specialist External Affairs and Communication, Organon
Ruchi Mishra Tiwari
Assistant Professor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Pune
Ruchi Vaidya
Assistant Professor, Ramaiah International Centre for Public Health Innovations
Ruchi Verma
Public Health Senior Consultant NCD, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare - NCD Division
Sangeeta Daf
Consultant, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Mother & Child Care Hospital
Shaifali Sharma
Country Director, India and Director Global-Primary Care, Cure Blindness Project
Shweta Bankar
Deputy Director - Gender Integration, India Health Action Trust
Shweta Jindal
Chief of Party, Johns Hopkins
Shweta Telang-Chaudhari
Associate Professor, MUHS Nashik
Sonam Vijay
Consultant, Indian Council of Medical Research
Tanvi Jha
State Program Manager, Child in Need Institute
Trupti Bodhare
Professor and Head, and Faculty In charge of Examination, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Urvashi Prasad
Public health and policy advisor, Independent
