Vasundhara Saravade

Vasundhara is a Doctoral Candidate in Sustainability Management at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) University of Waterloo. She oversees the day-to-day functioning of the Waterloo Women Leading Academia (WWLA), which involves mentorship coordination activities, meetings held with the Faculty Advisory Council and outreach to potential members

Her research focuses on the growth of climate finance markets like green bonds and the incentives for behaviour change in these markets. Vasundhara completed her Master of Environmental Studies (MES) in Sustainability Management from the University of Waterloo and a B.A. (Hons) from Carleton University in 2016.Over the past few years, Vasundhara has also consulted on policy-related topics across India, Indonesia and Canada. She also likes to write on these topics on various platforms like The Conversation Canada, Smart Prosperity Institute blog, Huffington Post and the Times of India. She likes to write on her low-carbon lifestyle blog called The Great Green Life, cooking at home and connecting with people sharing similar interests.