Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

As a Tribeca Film Festival award-winning Disruptive Innovation Fellow, I am a multidisciplinary artist, director, entrepreneur, and systems regenerator, driving transformational impact. With over two decades of experience scaling organizations that champion economic opportunity, national prosperity, cultural and environmental preservation, I’m a Founder of @OpenOrigin, fueling the future, and of @ShaktiRegenerationInstitute, empower and share ancestral wisdom traditions for global good.

With expertise spanning policy, finance, startups, nonprofits, advertising, and the arts, I take a pragmatic, solutions-driven approach to global challenges while prioritizing values, innovation, and competitiveness.

At the United Nations, I serve as Convener of the Science Summit and Co-Host of the Global People’s Summit, and am honored as a Women’s Entrepreneurship Distinguished Fellow and a Max Mark-Cranbrook Global Peacemaker. As a Princeton visiting lecturer and a speaker at TEDx, Harvard, Yale, and Live Med Aid, I share insights on scaling innovation, economic development, and preserving cultural identity in a rapidly evolving world.

Mentored by David Bowie and Iman, I have led high-profile collaborations with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Keanu Reeves, and Kim Kardashian, shaping the image of Pepsi, Nike, LVMH, and nonprofits the American Cancer Society and Neuralign.

A Princeton-trained in Anthropologist, I co-led an XPRIZE Rainforest team, fueling my commitment to national security through environmental stewardship, economic resilience, and strategic investments in biodiversity, education, and Indigenous-led entrepreneurship.

My work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian DC, the Centre Pompidou, and Brooklyn Museum, winning 40+ awards, including CNN Expose Best Picture and 2 Gold Lions at Cannes. Featured on HBO, BBC, CNN, Vogue, and Vanity Fair, I also starred in Bravo’s “Double Exposure”, which aired in over 200 countries.