"My experience with New Sector transformed my approach to problem-solving and shaped my passion for international development. The mentoring and hands-on experience prepared me to dedicate my career to ending poverty and gave me the skill sets and mindsets I needed to co-found, lead, and grow EarthEnable. 

Years later, I continue to be inspired by the New Sector alumni community. Our collective commitment to improving lives through innovative solutions and sustainable change continues to influence and inspire my work”. 

Gayatri is CEO and co-founder of EarthEnable, a social enterprise with a mission to improve the health of low-income communities by replacing dirt floors with affordable and sanitary floors. Gayatri was lucky to find her passion during college when she did a summer and year-long fellowship sabbatical with New Sector Alliance. Through New Sector and beyond, Gayatri has worked with grassroots NGOs and nonprofits in Albania, India, Namibia, Nicaragua, and across the U.S. She has worked in international development across several sectors, including with Dalberg Global Development Advisors, the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Liberia, and the World Bank. She was also a research consultant for the International Finance Corporation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is incredibly passionate about scaling simple technologies that can positively impact the world. She holds a BA in Economics from Harvard College, an MPA in International Development from Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar.