Veena Balakrishnan

Veena Balakrishnan is a political scientist, entrepreneur, and a social worker. She started doing social work as a 7 year old – as a caregiver, campaigner and educator. Veena started her career in ethical fashion, focusing on eradicating inhumane practices in garment labour, and setting up fair trade and fair labour standards in factories. Veena is a Co-Founder of the Youth Negotiators Academy, where she dabbles between Governance, Fundraising and Resource Mobilisation and external affairs. Most recently, Veena has completed her MA thesis on modern leadership in climate negotiations for achieving Paris goals.