About Vrashabh Kapate

Vrashabh Kapate

Senior Manager, Global Dairy Industry, EDF+Business

Work

Areas of expertise:

Dairy, Corporate Partnerships, Developing Economies

Description

Vrashabh leads EDF’s engagement with the dairy industry across the globe, partnering with them to drive bold and ambitious climate action across their supply chain by finding win-win solutions for businesses and the planet.

Background

Vrashabh comes from a farming family in India and has prior experiences in finance, nonprofit management, and government consulting. Experiencing the changing weather patterns and with the intention to scale his successes as manager of his family farm, he decided to pursue a master’s with an emphasis on climate change and agriculture, where his research focused on barriers to smallholder farmer participation in voluntary carbon markets. Upon graduation, Vrashabh joined EDF+Business to leverage the role of food & agriculture companies and supply chains in driving climate action.  

Education

Master of Public Affairs, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley 

Graduate Certificate in Food Systems, UC Berkeley 

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, PES University

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