Shekar Prabhakar co-founded Hasiru Dala Innovations in November 2015 as a for-purpose company that is focused on Inclusive Circularity - the deliberate and planned inclusion of waste pickers as an integral part of the evolving circular economy value chain.

He has over 22 years corporate experience in sales and marketing in the IT industry in India, UK and US, and as a Professor of Marketing for 10 years. He is a graduate of IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta.