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New York gets The/Nudge to create

a poverty-free India

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
n inspiring evening at the Har-
vard Club of New York City
Abrought together socially con-
scious founders, investors, operators,
and philanthropists who share a sim-
ple conviction: a poverty-free India,
within our lifetime, is possible.
Jaideep Khanna (Founder,
Ananta - Om Management) opened
the evening with a warm welcome,
setting the stage for conversations on
how New York’s community can help
accelerate India’s journey towards
economic inclusion at scale.
Atul Satija (Founder & CEO,
The/Nudge) shared philanthropy’s
role in shaping social change in India,
and The/Nudge Institute’s journey,
impact and aspirations.
In a special segment celebrating
10 years of The/Nudge, Atul Satija
(Founder & CEO, The/Nudge) was
joined by Deepak Raj (Board Mem-
ber, The/Nudge & Founder - Raj As- to India’s next chapter of growth. Later in the evening, Nitin Jindal founding supporters in New York
sociates) to reflect on what it takes to A fireside chat brought the work (Partner, Head Global Commodities, and to everyone who joined us, asked
back bold ideas early, build enduring on the ground to life, with Pankhuri Goldman Sachs) spoke about how hard questions, and leaned into what
institutions and keep the focus on Shah (Founder, Project Deep) and the Indian diaspora in New York it will take to build a more just and
outcomes for the poorest. Rakesh Sehgal (Co-founder, Cod- can support, and Dev Joneja (Chief inclusive India. This is just the begin-
We were deeply honoured to eyogi) in conversation with Hari Risk Officer, ExodusPoint Capital ning of a growing community com-
have Indra Nooyi (Former Chairman Manappattil (Algorithmic Corporate Management) closed with a vote of mitted to transformative social inno-
& Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo) Bond Trading, RBC Capital Mar- thanks, underscoring the shared re- vation.
as our special guest of honour, shar- kets) on how they are creating path- sponsibility of leaders across sectors Together, this community is turn-
ing reflections on leadership, giving, ways to dignified work and income to back solutions that move the nee- ing the idea of a poverty-free India
and why investing in women and for young people and communities dle for millions. within our lifetime into a shared, ac-
communities at the margins is central across India. We are incredibly grateful to our tionable agenda.

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