Ritchika Dsouza Thimmaiah brings 12+ years working extensively across the social impact sector across NGOs and corporates. She has worked with clients across multiple sectors influencing greater funding towards social innovations. 

As Regional Head for Corporate Advisory at Sattva, Ritchika currently manages the CSR engagement with corporate clients. This includes projects across multiple service offerings ranging from impact portfolio advisory, program design, and CSR strategy.

Before joining Sattva, she was the CSR Head for Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India. Prior to that, she spent a few years across various foundations and social enterprises in different roles. 

She holds a Bachelors in Economics from St. Xaviers College, Mumbai and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Erasmus Mundus. 

Sattva’s impact-first approach and team of young professionals who are eager to make significant change in the world make the organisation an exciting place for Ritchika to grow her career.

She is on a mission to constantly increase the organisation’s influence in the corporate ecosystem to deepen their CSR initiatives beyond just compliance.