Mahima is director of Xynteo’s methods, designing and scaling the tools and techniques Xynteo teams use to deliver mission impact. She is also a core client manager on the Leadership Vanguard programme, working with senior business leaders on solutions to tackle plastic waste, improve rural energy access, and support smallholder farmer livelihoods.Before Xynteo, Mahima was a senior consultant at 4iNNO, an innovation consulting firm, where she specialised in consumer insights and business model innovation. She led teams to develop disruptive, new-to-world products, including a wearable tech solution for athletes, a next-generation home beverage machine, and a smart device to manage indoor air quality. She has previously worked in corporate ethics and sustainability at LRN/GreenOrder, and in international development at Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Mahima graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies.