Vasu Primlani, PhD

Co-Founder

Old Hickory, Tennessee, United States17 yrs 7 mos experience

Key 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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sustainability Consultant with expertise in Environmental Strategy and Corporate Training.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipSustainability StrategyEnvironmental SustainabilityDecarbonizationCorporate SustainabilitySustainability Reporting

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCommunicationCommunity OutreachElectric VehiclesEnergy EfficiencyEvent ManagementEvent PlanningFitness InstructionFundraisingManagementMarketing StrategyMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office

About

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/

Experience

Thebetterwatt

Self Employed

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos

City of knoxville

Director of Sustainability

Apr 2024Jan 2025 · 9 mos · Knoxville Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • Climate mitigation and resilience for the City of Knoxville’s internal and city wide goals.
DecarbonizationEnergy EfficiencyLeadershipStrategic ThinkingSustainability Strategy

Metro nashville city and davidson county, general services

Decarbonization Manager

Apr 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Nashville, Tennessee, United States

  • Renewables, Renewable Portfolio Standards for Metro Nashville, EVs and EVCI- the city of Nashville and Davidson County. Installation guidelines, maintaining and developing onsite and offsite solar PV, RECs and production analysis and troubleshooting. Developing strategy to meet multi year RPS.
Environmental SustainabilityElectric VehiclesDecarbonizationSustainability ReportingStrategic ThinkingRenewable Energy+6

Institute of management technology, ghaziabad

Sustainable Operations Management Visiting Lecturer

Oct 2021Dec 2021 · 2 mos · Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Taught sustainable operations management, renewables, sustainable mobility, ESG, GRI concepts and case studies to final year MBA students.
Environmental SustainabilityDecarbonizationCorporate SustainabilitySustainability ReportingStrategic ThinkingAnalytical Skills+2

Hvs

Director, Sustainability Services

Jul 2011Jan 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Delhi• Leadership, vision, design and implementation for Sustainability Services, and its brand Ecotel to major corporations in India (Taj, Leela, Trident, Starwood, Radisson, Oberoi among others).
  • Conducted audits, developed partnerships, developed environmental and financial metrics.
  • Designed and managed research project on the hospitality industry representing 24% of the branded hotel segment on environmental resource consumption. Developed metrics on energy, water, solid waste and fiscal monitoring.
  • Developed technical white papers on sustainability in the hospitality industry.
Environmental SustainabilityDecarbonizationCorporate SustainabilitySustainability ReportingStrategic ThinkingAnalytical Skills+2

Various companies - adobe, visa, facebook, ibm, mastercard, novartis

Sustainability, Diversity, Inspirational and Sales Consultant

Aug 2009May 2022 · 12 yrs 9 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

Environmental SustainabilityCorporate SustainabilitySustainability ReportingStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsWorkload Prioritization+1

Ashoka

Fellow

Jan 2004Jan 2005 · 1 yr

Environmental SustainabilityDecarbonizationSustainability ReportingStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsWorkload Prioritization+2

Patagonia

Retail Sales Associate

Mar 2001Jan 2003 · 1 yr 10 mos · New York, New York, United States · On-site

  • Providing clothing and equipment sales support and environmental non profit support for Patagonia’s first store in NYC.
Environmental Sustainability

Tree

Executive Director

Jan 1998Jun 2011 · 13 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Program management, board development, fundraising, developing innovative strategies to implement sustainability in industry while making it fiscally lucrative.
Environmental SustainabilityDecarbonizationCorporate SustainabilitySustainability ReportingStrategic ThinkingAnalytical Skills+3

Education

UCLA

Master of Arts - MA — Geography

May 1996Jun 1999

Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Urban Management and Governance

Jun 2018Feb 2025

Xavier University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Jul 2018Jul 2024

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