Wrikdev Sarkar (Malaysia)

Fundraising Director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Wrikdev has worked in not-for-profit fundraising since 2013, after having spent about 10 years in the corporate sector working with global telecom and insurance organisations. During his stint in the charity sector, Wrikdev has been lending strategic leadership to fundraising operations across India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines for organisations like Save The Children, Plan International and, currently, Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Having often worked with large and multicultural teams across a wide range of markets, he brings hands-on expertise in geographic and channel diversification, people management and change management strategies. Wrikdev cares deeply about humanitarian and environmental causes and has built several successful and high impact strategies to support programmes in both matured and emerging markets. Within his team, he nurtures a culture focused on building an agile, insight-driven and supporter-centric approach to individual fundraising. Wrikdev holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, India. Outside of work, he loves to travel, is an avid reader and a photographer.

 

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