Anushree leads the social finance team at the Trust and brings over 15 years of experience in corporate social responsibility, public policy and not-for-profit sectors in India and the UK. Prior to joining British Asian Trust, Anushree led impact advisory at Waterfield Advisors, a boutique multi-family office designing philanthropic, social finance and impact investment strategies for clients. Before that, she spent eight years at Samhita Social Ventures, a leading social impact consulting firm in India, establishing and leading its impact assessment and strategy verticals. She spent four years in public policy research at New Policy Institute in London. Anushree is passionate about leveraging the role of the private sector to achieve sustainable development by facilitating symbiotic relationships between society, government, and markets. She holds an MSc. in Development Studies from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and BA (Hons) in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.