Aruna Narayanan is a sustainability enabler and strategic thought leader with a passion for driving prosperity through people empowerment and planet protection. She is a highly accomplished results driven professional with 20 years’ experience in various fields including sustainability, ESG, circular economy, value chain analysis, innovative waste recycling, climate change related planning, marketing communications and corporate social responsibility. With previous leadership positions at organizations including Dulsco, Accenture, Ocwen Financial Corporation, PureCircle Holdings, she is adept at supporting companies and their clients on sustainability journeys with lasting positive impact across multiple stakeholders.

Aruna is actively involved in various sustainability organizations:
– Founder and Chief Impact Enabler at Real Impact Solutions (Masdar City, UAE)
– Non-Executive Director on the board of EIGHTClouds Private Equity (ADGM, UAE)
– Member Advisory Board, ZMH Advisors. (USA)
– Co-Chair at the Sustainability Action Society (by The Capital Club, Dubai)
– President, Alumni Network of Harvard Women (UAE Chapter)
– Supporter, Bhoomi Eco Farms (India)

Aruna is an alumna of the Harvard Business School (USA) and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (UK). She is an advocate of Diversity & Inclusion and leads the Alumni Network of Harvard Women (UAE Chapter). She has completed the SDG Ambition Accelerator program organized by United Nations Global Compact. Aruna has been named to the ESG Power list 50 2022 that recognizes the most influential ESG leaders in the MENA region. Aruna has been profiled in the book ‘Voices of the Future’ along side other industry experts as a strong voice to reckon with in the domain of impact and sustainability.