Garvita GULHATI

Garvita Gulhati, from India, stands at the unique intersection of grassroots empathy and high-level capital allocation. Known globally as India’s "Water Girl," she founded "Why Waste?" at 15, driven by the water scarcity her city Bangalore faced. To solve the challenge of water wasted in glasses at restaurants, she championed the #GlassHalfFull campaign, changing dining etiquette in over 500,000 restaurants, saving millions of liters of water. She expanded this impact by authoring "The Sustainability Stories", the 13-part children's book series, and launching the Why Waste app to gamify water conservation, now with 800,000 users. As the youngest advisor to the National Geographic Society’s Freshwater Fund, she realized that while activism creates awareness, capital creates speed. This insight drove her transition into the high-stakes world of Capital at WestBridge ($8B AUM). Today, she bridges the gap between grassroots empathy and institutional power. Recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30, a UN Young Leader and the first Indian recipient of the Shawn Mendes Wonder Grant, Garvita represents a new breed of leader: one who speaks the language of the investor but holds the values of the activist.