Tarun Cherukuri is the Founder CEO at Indus Action, a India-based nonprofit that builds digital public goods and mobilizes communities to enable sustainable access to social protection. Since 2013, they have enabled 2M+ vulnerable families in India access legislated rights, including education, livelihoods, and public services. Tarun is passionate about advancing social justice in India through community organizing, active citizenship, and systems leadership. He is a 2015 HKS Emerging Global Leader, 2017 DRK Social Entrepreneur, 2019 Obama Foundation Fellow, 2021 GLG Social Impact Fellow and 2022 Ashoka Fellow. Tarun holds degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Birla Institute of Technology and Science.
Education
Harvard Kennedy School
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani