Amrita Chaturvedi, co-founder
Amrita oversees the foundation's mission, vision, and strategic operations. She is also the founder of the Kashi Education Foundation—the India-based NGO that is the partnership organization of the Kashi Initiative. Amrita splits her time between Varanasi, India and St. Louis, MO, USA.
Joseph Nichols, co-founder
Joseph is responsible for the Kashi Initiative's central academic mission as well as focusing the organization's work on civic education--including the Kashi Initiative's poverty alleviation through civic empowerment. Joseph lives in St. Louis, MO, USA. Joseph looks for and drinks dark roast coffee wherever he goes.
Kristine Larson, co-founder
Kristine is responsible for gathering and analyzing data to plan and evaluate the foundation's progress toward its goals. As such, Kristine facilitates strategic planning and monitors implementation of the organizational mission.