Successfully Completed
Senior Leaders’ Edition (Cohort 3)
Co-Certified by
Bogota, Colombia
November 26, 2025
Lead Faculty
Amit Bhatia
Founder & CEO
Aspire Impact
Amit Bhatia (www.amitb.in), an award-winning social entrepreneur, is the Founder of Aspire Impact, an ESG, Sustainability and Impact measurement initiative for corporations, investors and non-profits. He is also Founder of Aspire Circle, India’s pre-eminent fellowship for social leadership. Formerly, as inaugural CEO of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) from 2017-2020, Amit helped build the 32-country multilateral, catalysing impact investment and entrepreneurship. Prior to GSG, Amit was Founding CEO of India’s Impact Investors Council (2014-2017) where he built “Brand India” and grew inbound annual impact investments from USD400mn to USD1.1bn. Amit was also Founding CEO of WNS Knowledge Services (2003-2007) and Country Manager of FreeMarkets (1999-2003). Most prominently, he was Founder of McKinsey Knowledge Centre (1996-1999). An alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce (1989) and Delhi School of Economics (1991), Amit, resident of Delhi NCR, quit a successful corporate career in 2007 to serve the social impact sector
Anirban Ghosh
Professor & Head Centre for Sustainability
Mahindra University
Dr. Anirban Ghosh: Dr. Anirban Ghosh currently leads the Centre for Sustainability at Mahindra University. Prior to this, he served as the Mahindra Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer for a commendable seven-year tenure starting in 2015. Dr. Ghosh also played a key role in establishing an EHS+ center, in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Communities, focused on spreading sustainability throughout the supply chain. Recognized as a “Senior Fellow” by the Indian Green Building Council, Dr. Ghosh has been a sought-after speaker at international events such as COPs, the Global Climate Action Summit, The Climate Week, World Circular Economy Forum, and GRI Global. His influence extends to publications like Financial Times, Huffington Post, Green Biz, and Eco-business, where he has shared his insights. Dr. Ghosh’s commitment to education is evident through sustainability sessions conducted for students at renowned institutions like INSEAD, Nalanda University, Indian School of Business, and Indian Institutes of Management. He is acknowledged as a “Thought Leader,” a “Distinguished Sustainability Officer,” and a “Global C-Suite Sustainability Champion”.
Mauricio Samper
Managing Director
SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund
Mauricio is the Managing Director of the SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund (SCAF), a
pioneering impact private equity fund in the Americas. SCAF invests in growth-stage SMEs that
foster social development and climate action in rural Colombia and Central America while also
delivering commercial returns to investors. Its investments include solar energy, fintech, and
agritech high-growth companies that have positively impacted thousands of underprivileged
families and enhanced climate resilience.
Mauricio also co-founded and chairs the National Advisory Board of Colombia, which is part of
the GSG global network in over 50 countries working in progressing the transformation of
financial systems towards an Impact Economy.
Before joining SEAF in 2015, Mauricio was Head of Cargill Foods Colombia, where he led
Cargill’s entry into the Colombian market and oversaw business development in Latin America,
including executing mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. He previously served as CFO and
Executive Vice President at several companies in Colombia and was a Management Consultant
at McKinsey & Co. Mauricio holds a BA in Economics and History from Boston College, a
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University, and a Master of
Science in Management from Stanford Business School.
