Paroma Bhattacharya
Paroma is the Head of Social Innovation at LSE Generate, overseeing Research and Programme Delivery in the domains of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She is also affiliated with the LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA), LSE Department of Management, and LSE Social Innovation Lab. Paroma has a Ph.D. in Management and her research interests and expertise lie in the field of social innovation and entrepreneurship, with a special focus on social business model innovation in the context of emerging economies, startup social venture teams and social innovation ecosystems. She has taught graduate and undergraduate level courses on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the LSE and the Indian School of Design and Innovation Parsons, Mumbai. She is a Researcher-in-Residence at a growing startup social enterprise focused on Menstrual Hygiene in Kenya. She has also worked for several years as a startup coach for early stage social entrepreneurs at UnLtd India, a leading social enterprise incubator in India. Her research, work, and field experience, in the domains of Social Innovation and International Development, spans across 13+ years and several countries, including India, UK, Denmark, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Paroma is a proud cat mom and loves spending time in nature with animals. She's a big foodie, loves trying new vegan recipes and exploring cuisines from across the world.