Manisha is an economist with 20 years of experience in cross-cultural environments advising national and local governments, global not-for-profits and think-tanks. Manisha brings strong expertise in policy advisory and designing and delivering successful results-based development programmes with focus on climate change, sustainable development, cities and renewable energy.

Manisha is a trainer and lecturer and has authored several publications. In the past, she has worked for C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group in the UK, WWF in South Africa and The Energy and Resources Institute in India, amongst others. Manisha has lived in cities across India, in Johannesburg in South Africa, and is now based in London in the UK. In her spare time, she does jigsaw puzzles.