Thought Leadership acknowledgment is CauseBecause saying ‘thank you’ to these extraordinary individuals for being who they are. Since Team CauseBecause has been privileged to meet, interact with, and exchange ideas with these individuals, it was a natural next step to honour and felicitate them.
These Thought Leaders have been moving and inspiring people with innovative social ideas; turning these ideas into reality; and proving how belief, commitment, and effort can bring about the desired change that each one of us wants to see at the grassroots, embracing communities across the country.
The editorial team at CauseBecause constantly interacts with central and state governments, UN agencies, social arms of businesses, non-profit organizations, and social entrepreneurs to identify individuals to be felicitated as Thought Leaders.
Thought Leaders at Coffee for Cause
Felicitated between Edition 1 and Edition 6

Former cabinet minister, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Country head, United Nations Environment Programme - India


Ex DG, National Tiger Conservation Authority (Project Tiger)

Six-time boxing world champion

Group executive president Group head - CSR, legacy documentation & archives Aditya Birla Group

Head corp. comm & CSR Hero MotoCorp

CEO, Tech Mahindra Foundation

Director, corp. affairs & sustainability, Nestle India

Vice president and director HCL Foundation

Executive director
Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital

Vice-Chancellor, Delhi Sports University (DSU) First Indian woman to win a medal at Olympics

Executive director, KC Mahindra Trust
Sr VP - CSR, Mahindra Group

President, Lexus India
Former VP, Toyota Kirloskar Motor

Chief sustainability officer
Mahindra Group

Country head & Sr VP (EA, PR, CSR & CG)
Toyota Kirloskar Motor

Head CSR
UPL Group

Vice president & head CSR
Jubilant Ingrevia

Corporate head, CSR
Jindal Stainless Ltd

President-Public Affairs Nayara Energy

Director & head of sustainability, CSR and D&I
Brillio

Regional director, CSR & Sustainable Development
Cargill, Asia Pacific

Chairperson, Centre for Sustainability
BIMTECH

Head-CSR
Godrej Industries

Former CEO
DLF Foundation

Former CEO
The Hans Foundation

Chief executive officer
Dr Reddy's Foundation

Trustee and advisor
Max India Foundation

Former CEO
Adani Foundation

Head, consulting Boundless Environment Resource Solutions

Lead CSR & director
SRF Foundation

Former CIO, CHRO & head CSR, Hero MotoCorp

Director & head - philanthropy
Microsoft India

Chief executive officer
Sulochna Thapar Foundation

President
Setco Foundation

Chief - rural transformation
Reliance Foundation

Head Corp Comm, Adani Cement

Ex-group president-CSR Jindal Steel and Power

Former Head-CSR
Aircel India

Former regional director
Shell Foundation

Former CEO
Vodafone Foundation

Former CEO
NASSCOM Foundation