Mamta is a trained economist and currently serves as the Executive Director of SHE Changes Climate, an
organization committed to promoting gender parity and women’s leadership in climate action and policy.
With over 27 years of experience in various fields, including environmental intersectionalism for climate
justice, Mamta is leading the development of integrating voices of women in the global south in climate
change decision-making.
Mamta’s achievements include integrating over 800 school dropout children back into the education
system, rescuing more than 12,000 children from human trafficking, child sexual abuse, and exploitation,
and building the capacities of over 20,000 government stakeholders to provide services efficiently and
compassionately. She has also facilitated more than 5,000 women from vulnerable backgrounds in
climate vulnerable areas in India to run their own small-scale businesses and provided professional
training to over 300 women farmers collective.
She is recognized for her expertise and accomplishments, having been honored by Women Entrepreneur
Magazine as one of the top 10 women leaders of 2023 in India. She is an alumni of the prestigious
International Visiting Leaders Program of the US government and is currently serving as a member of the
advisory council of the Daughters of the Earth and Ambassador of the Women Climate Collective Cohort
of Fondation L’Oréal