Our Team
The Leadership

Dr. Jagdish Kishwan, Managing Director
Internationally acclaimed Climate Change and Forestry Specialist with deep knowledge of practical issues in Wildlife and Agroforestry. He has been a distinguished member of the Indian Forest Service, and has held important assignments including that of the Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).
The prestigious forestry research organization of national and international repute and concurrently as Chancellor FRI University, and the Head of Forest Force, Jammu and Kashmir State. He was the Lead Negotiator of the country in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on the subjects of Forestry and LULUCF from 2006 to 2014. Over the years, he was involved in varied projects, e.g., securement of elephant corridors, integrated wildlife management plan, and also served as National Coordinator of Asia-Pacific Agroforestry Network (APAN) of FAO.
He has authored/presented more than two dozen papers on various aspects of climate change related to forests and wildlife, forestry, and agroforestry including REDD+ in journals and in national and international workshops, seminars and meetings. He has also co-edited ‘India’s Forests’ published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. He is also an IRCA Certified Lead Auditor for FSC Certification of Forest Management.
The Team

Neeti Verma
Chief Executive Officer
email: neeti@gicia.org
Phone: 9686000944

Dhananjay Kumar
DGM, Natural Resource Management
email: dhananjay@gicia.org
Phone: 8510086996

Sakshi Nehra
Manager
Natural Resource Division
email: sakshi.nehra@gicia.org
Phone: 8130977097

Ram Avtar Singh
Manager
Finance & accounts
email: accounts@gicia.org
Phone: 8882675615

Abhijit Sharan
Manager
Natural Resource Division
email: abhijit@gicia.org
Phone: 9940122885

Poree Buragohain
Assistant Manager
Natural Resources Division
email: poree@gicia.org
Phone: 7578008527

Mrinal Kumar
Assistant Manager
Natural Resource Division
email: mrinal@gicia.org
Phone: 9599452605

Nidhi Choudhary
Senior Program Officer
Natural Resource Division
email: nidhi@gicia.org
Phone: 7876682901

Karishma Khutela
Assistant Manager
QA
email: karishma@gicia.org
Phone: 7290068701

Bhagat Singh
Executive Accounts & Admin
Accounts & Admin Executive
email: bhagat@gicia.org
Phone: 7982949399

Udayan Chakraborty
Senior Program Officer
Auditor CoC
email: udayan@gicia.org
Phone: 7005908988

Diksha Mishra
Program Officer
Natural Resource Division
email: diksha@gicia.org
Phone: 8986580080

Eva Chaudhary
Program Officer
VRIKSH Shipment Certificate Division
email: eva@gicia.org
Phone: 7290068708

Saina Maharjan
Programme Officer
Vriksh -CoC
email: saina@gicia.org
Phone: 7895667926

Akansha Sharma
Programme Officer
VRIKSH Shipment Certification Division
email: akansha@gicia.org
Phone: 9953801358

Anshika Tyagi
Programme Officer
VRIKSH Shipment Certification Division
email: anshika@gicia.org
Phone: 7290068707

Hrishikesh Saikia
Sr. Programme Officer
Auditor- CoC
email: hrishikesh@gicia.org
Phone: 9401707055