About me

Shaurya Ritwik is a Strategy and Sustainable Finance Advisor, Author, and Academic with over a decade of experience across private enterprise, public institutions, and the development sector. He advises startups, Fortune 500 companies, governments, and development finance institutions on strategic market entry and expansion across India, Southeast Asia, and the GCC, navigating the regulatory complexity, institutional constraints, and competitive dynamics that conventional advisory frameworks routinely underestimate. His work is designed for markets where the stakes are high and the standard playbook runs out. He is the author of The Signal Economy: Why Sustainability Is Wired to Fail, and Why Only Structural Change Can Fix It, published by the Sustainable Capital Research Foundation. The book advances a structural diagnosis of why sustainability consistently underperforms despite unprecedented ambition and capital, and what institutional change would actually fix it. It is a book for practitioners, policymakers, and investors who have grown sceptical of frameworks that produce reports rather than outcomes. His advisory and research work flows from the same conviction: that durable results in sustainable finance, energy transition, and emerging market strategy require structural redesign, not incremental optimisation. He has supported governments across India, Southeast Asia, and Africa, development finance institutions including the Asian Development Bank, and multilateral organisations on sustainable finance policy, energy transition strategy, and capital market development. Shaurya serves on the boards of the Solar Futures Alliance Foundation and the Sustainable Capital Research Foundation, and holds the position of Professor of Practice in Strategy and Sustainable Finance at the International Institute For Sustainable Finance. He speaks regularly at policy forums, industry summits, and academic institutions across Asia-Pacific, Africa, and beyond. Book a session if you are working on: - Market entry or expansion strategy across India, Southeast Asia, or the GCC - Sustainable finance architecture, ESG integration, or green capital structuring - Energy transition policy, energy sovereignty, or regulatory strategy - Thought leadership, research design, or book and publication strategy - Career or professional development in sustainable finance and strategy Every session is approached with the same analytical rigour that underpins the advisory work: direct, evidence-based, and focused on what will actually move the needle for your specific situation.