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About Me

I'm Shemeer! I am passionate about tech for social good with over 15 years of diverse experience in leadership, team building, entrepreneurship, design thinking, and leveraging technology for social good.

Currently I am working on the following 3 projects

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Making technology accessible to changemakers

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Holding space for changemakers.

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Ready to start your tech for social impact journey?

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These projects are supported by

Before this, my Journey so far

  • Mozilla Tech & Society Fellow: Helped nonprofits recognize and implement technology strategies to enhance their missions.
  • Regional Innovation Lead Consultant at The Rockefeller Foundation's Asia Regional Office.
  • General Manager at Azim Premji Foundation, where I set up a Design Thinking Lab to tackle malnutrition and developed strategies for governance, tech, digital public goods interventions.
  • Program Director and Director of Mobilization, Innovation & Technology at Amnesty International India, where I ran innovative platforms to engage millions of activists and donors.

Expertise

  • Design Thinking, Planet Centered Design
  • Training, Facilitating Workshops
  • Leadership, Social entreprenership and Team Building
  • Technology for Social Good

Education

Bachelor of Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2000-2005)

Contact: [email protected] | LinkedIn Profile


Currently building aikyam

What's aikyam?
Important resources (like safe spaces, funding, capacity building, technology) often exclude grassroots non profits working to address deep rooted societal challenges. We founded aikyam to make these organisations resilient by making by providing accessible mentoring, access to funding, capacity building, and supportive spaces.

and before aikyam?
I have 15+ years of diversified experience with expertise in leadership, team building, entrepreneurship, design thinking and technology for social good. I have worked with organizations like Amnesty International, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives. Served as a Mozilla Tech & Society Fellow.