Gaurav Bhatiani is a senior leader with three decades of experience in research, development, advisory, and corporate roles in energy, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Ashoka Centre for a People Centric Energy Transition at Ashoka University and a Visiting Professor at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He also mentors three clean energy companies as a Senior Advisor.

Previously, he has worked with leading organisations, including serving as Director of Energy and Environment at the Research Triangle Institute and as Chief Operating Officer at IL&FS. He holds a PhD in energy economics and regulation from the University of Delhi.