Professionally the Program Manager for Sustainability at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and personally an active advocate of sustainable living and runs a podcast on environment-related topics, Praana Café. The only woman from the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to be the Climate Force Ambassador at the prestigious International Antarctic Expedition – 2018. In this regard, Prathyusha was conferred the Vishishta Puraskar Award by the Govt. of Telangana.

After crossing some of the roughest seas in the world and travelling on the ship for more than 2 weeks, being on the expedition to the Last Great Wilderness Antarctica, gave her a first-hand experience of the impact we have had on our climate. This has helped her better understand the continent’s fragile ecosystem & the effect of Climate Change on all life. It was a unique blend of leadership development and up-to-date education on climate change. Prathyusha is a lifelong member of Climate Force; a global network of leaders and am committed to spread this knowledge and a member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Network. She has used various platforms like TEDx, Josh Talks to raise awareness on climate change, sustainable lifestyle, and maximizing inner potential. I aim to inspire other women to take up such adventurous and meaningful journeys.

Born in Hyderabad, lived across India and travelled a little around the world, Prathyusha has secured three Masters Degrees- Software Engineering (VIT, Vellore), Public Administration (IGNOU) and most recently in Environment, Development and Politics(2021) from University of Birmingham. She has also worked with COP 26 team on Race to Resilience and Race to Zero, to mobilize action from businesses and commit to ambitious, actionable climate goals.

Prathyusha has worked with various NGOs on missionslike Child Rights, Education, Environmental Awareness and Women Empowerment. She was a Fellow with Teach For India for two years teaching kids from under-resourced communities. Prathyusha also worked as a Radio Jockey (RJ) and used her influence to discuss Environment in the garb of
entertainment.

Through all her roles she aims to take positive Climate Action and encourage Sustainable Living.