Nikhila Vishnuvajhala heads Business Development & Sales for Banyan Nation, Mumbai Region. Before joining Banyan Nation, Nikhila was a founding member of EarthBased, and has worked extensively with nonprofits like Dasra and Foundation for Excellence, leading long term projects for major foundations and UHNIs across areas such as water, solid waste management, child labor, and climate change. She began her career anchoring government projects in the social impact space through startups like Nextdrop, focused on water management, and Habba, dedicated to protecting indigenous handicraft industries. Nikhila holds a Masters degree in Habitat Management from CEPT University and a Bachelors degree in Engineering from Goa College of Engineering.