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Shashi Velath
Trustee
India
Shashi Velath co-founded the Bridge Institute in 2017 and has catalysed and led its flagship programmes in Jammu and Kashmir and the Kalinga Fellowship, a programme focused on combatting human trafficking, child marriage and gender-based violence. He is a director of Bridge Institute India Foundation.
He began his career as a war and conflict reporter and award-winning investigative journalist, with more than 20 years in public-interest journalism. He has since served as co-CEO of Amnesty International India and led social innovation and frame change strategy for Ashoka. Shashi holds a master's degree in International Relations.