Sameer Kwatra

Sameer Kwatra leads NRDC's India program to advance clean energy, clean transportation, public health, and locally effective climate solutions in the country. He has over twenty-five years of multi-sectoral professional experience working in India, the U.S., and globally. Prior to joining NRDC, Kwatra worked for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, where he sought to improve energy efficiency in buildings. He became interested in environmental issues while working for ICICI Prudential in rural India, where he saw that the people who were most vulnerable to climate change impacts were usually the ones that contributed the least to the cause. Kwatra holds a degree in mechanical engineering from India’s National Institute of Technology, an MBA in finance from the Indian Institute of Management, and a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is based in NRDC’s Washington, D.C., office.