Vasu Primlani, PhD — Co-Founder
Vasu Primlani is an internationally acclaimed speaker, standup comedian, triathlete, business school professor, environmentalist, somatic therapist and corporate trainer. She is the only comedian in India to have received the highest Presidential honors given to a woman: the Nari Shakti award. She specialises in powerful motivational talks, transformational training with a focus on diversity, communication, and leadership skills offered through corporate and TEDx platforms. With over a dozen international awards for business innovation, Ms. Primlani implemented cutting edge city-wide strategies that transformed an industry by dovetailing sustainability with immediate fiscal benefits. She raised USD 1M, and saved her clients USD 1.5M through low-cost and no-cost measures. Ms. Primlani's corporate trainings are transformative. One of her billion-dollar international clients rated her as 'one of the top four most powerful workshops in the history of the company'. Awards: The President of India's highest award to a woman: the Nari Shakti award People’s Green Award Airtel Delhi Half Marathon R4 Sustainability Champion University of San Francisco 35 Under 35 Business Women World Business Magazine London Stand On A Better World Award Environment Category Mannington PG&E Energy Efficiency Leadership Award Northern California Innovation Award California Environmental Power List, 50 top people in the US, Organic Style Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40 East Bay Business Times Global Ashoka Innovators for the Public Social Entrepreneur fellowship National Volvo Hometown Hero award San Francisco Bay Area Hero award U.S. EPA Environmental Achievement Award California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Special Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Senator Barbara Boxer National Environmental Leader Fellowship Indian National Scholarship on Merit http://vasu-primlani.com/
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sustainability Consultant with expertise in Environmental Strategy and Corporate Training.
Location: Old Hickory, Tennessee, United States
Experience: 17 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Sustainability Strategy
- Environmental Sustainability
- Decarbonization
- Corporate Sustainability
- Sustainability Reporting
Career Highlights
- Awarded the Nari Shakti award by the President of India.
- Raised USD 1M and saved clients USD 1.5M.
- Rated as one of the top four workshops by a billion-dollar client.
Work Experience
TheBetterWatt
Self Employed (1 yr 2 mos)
City of Knoxville
Director of Sustainability (9 mos)
Metro Nashville City and Davidson County, General Services
Decarbonization Manager (1 yr 11 mos)
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Sustainable Operations Management Visiting Lecturer (2 mos)
HVS
Director, Sustainability Services (1 yr 6 mos)
Various Companies - Adobe, Visa, Facebook, IBM, Mastercard, Novartis
Sustainability, Diversity, Inspirational and Sales Consultant (12 yrs 9 mos)
Ashoka
Fellow (1 yr)
Patagonia
Retail Sales Associate (1 yr 10 mos)
TREE
Executive Director (13 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Master of Arts - MA at UCLA
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Xavier University