Chandrakant Samudre

Dynamic and result oriented CSR & ESG Leader with over 20 years of experience driving large scale community development, sustainable livelihood, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. Proven track record at Tech Mahindra Foundation in directing high impact location based programming, aligning local operations with corporate strategic visions, and managing multimillion budgets. Deep expertise across community needs assessment, multi stakeholder governance, and non-profit auditing.

Certified by IIM Bangalore in ESG frameworks and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), offering companies actionable value in compliance, risk management, and sustainable social impact.

Location Manager – Mumbai (CSR) at Tech Mahindra Foundation (2013-01 – Present)

Promoted sequentially from Senior Business Associate → Lead/Assistant Manager → Deputy Manager → Location Manager. Corporate Social Responsibility (Education, Disability & Employability)

• Strategic Program Delivery: Conceptualize, direct, and localize flagship CSR operations across Mumbai targeting Education, Disability, and Employability. Successfully built out program structures from scratch, directly contributing to Mumbai being named a top-performing site.
• Financial & Budget Control: Oversee and manage an estimated annual location budget of ₹10 Crores, driving optimal resource deployment and ensuring 100% adherence to corporate financial, compliance, and reporting regulations.
• Data Driven Impact Tracking: Devised and tracked custom Key Performance Indicators via comprehensive beneficiary feedback loops, data collection, and field verification. Generated analytical progress dashboards presented regularly to board members and corporate donors.
• Multi Stakeholder Governance: Formulate and manage high value institutional partnerships with over 30 grassroots NGOs, municipal educational bureaus, and government ministries to clear project bottlenecks.
• Team Leadership & Capability Engineering: Supervise and upscale an agile workforce of program managers and field officers. Designed and led 100+ specialized capacity-building workshops focused on project agility and delivery excellence.
• Corporate Employee Volunteering: Designed corporate engagement campaigns that drove over 10,000+ active volunteer participation from Tech Mahindra employees in local development initiatives.

Project Coordinator & Psychologist at YUVA PARIVARTAN (Kherwadi Social Welfare Association) (2007-06 – 2013-01)

Livelihood Project for School Dropout Youth & Inmates

• Operational Architecture: Created lifecycle schedules and strategic resource matrices that ensured seamless delivery of community-wide skilling programs. Developed specific life-skill curricula helping 1,00,000+ dropouts transition into stable employment.
• Donor & Institutional Relations: Drafted formal project proposal and financial proposals for national and international funding entities. Liaised with Prison Superintendents and DIGs to secure mandatory government clearances.
• Psychometric Diagnostics: Handled individual behavioral interventions and directed pre-employment psychometric assessments for senior recruitment channels, providing structured analytical outputs to corporate HR.

Clinical Psychologist at AANGAN NGO (2004-11 – 2006-07)

Children In Conflict with Law & Children In Need, Care & Protection

• Clinical Therapy Execution: Deployed customized therapeutic interventions for marginalized children, addressing emotional and cognitive development goals.
• State-Level Action Research: Contributed to a government child welfare review by undertaking field research across 6 Maharashtra districts, collecting qualitative data used to build regional policy frameworks.

Executive Certificate in Introduction to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) & Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) – Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) (2024)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Social Entrepreneurship – NMIMS Mumbai (2015)

Post-Graduate Diploma in Developmental Rehabilitation (PGDDR) – University of Osmania, Hyderabad (2007)

Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology – University of Mumbai (2005)

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology & History – University of Mumbai (2002)