Sushmita Ghosh

Sushmita Ghosh

After completing a five-year term as President of Ashoka, Sushmita continues as a member of Ashoka's Leadership Team, and Chair of Changemakers which she founded. A former journalist who served as Research Director and Executive Director of Maneka Gandhi's national Indian news magazine Surya from 1979 to 1982, Sushmita served as Ashoka's country representative for India from 1989 to 1997. During that time, she helped Ashoka launch its new programs in Latin America and direct its European fundraising efforts. She founded Changemakers in 1992, which she evolved from a magazine for social entrepreneurship to an online platform for open source problem-solving. Sushmita also leads Ashoka's Global Academy of Social Entrepreneurship that recognizes and connects the top tier of the world's social and business entrepreneurs. She serves on the boards and councils of several global and Indian organizations.