Ankit Gaurav

About Ankit Gaurav

A seasoned carbon markets leader with expertise spanning end-to-end carbon project…

Experience

1. Senior Head of Climate and Carbon

   Lestari Capital

   Apr 2025 — Present · IN

   Lead technical work for NBS projects • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners to provide expert guidance on carbon data practices and ensure high-quality project monitoring. • Stay updated on validation/verification standards and advocate for best-in-class project design. • Design and apply rapid screening tools for carbon project evaluation across various methodologies. • Support development of automated systems for project assessments, feasibility, and reporting. • Lead carbon quantification efforts and work with geospatial/IT teams to automate calculations. • Contribute to the preparation and review of key project documents (e.g, PDs, MRs) for validation under VCS, SD Vista, and CCB standards. • Develop MRV methodologies and streamline processes for project and portfolio-level automation. Provide technical (climate and carbon) expertise for Rimba Collective • Provide expert guidance on climate best practices for project design, data management, and monitoring during onboarding and implementation. • Review Rimba Collective project documents across the onboarding and implementation phases. • Support project screening and investment evaluation with technical inputs on timelines, costs, and validation/verification processes. R&D for new standards and new portfolio project types • Lead R&D on emerging nature-based credit mechanisms, frameworks, and methodologies to meet evolving market and stakeholder needs. • Stay informed on new developments in biodiversity, ecosystem services, and credit innovation. • Provide technical inputs to support portfolio development, from concept to MRV design. • Identify new business opportunities through R&D to inform origination and collective building efforts.

Education

• Ranchi University

  Bachelor's Degree, Environment and Water management

  2011 — 2012

• Bharati Vidyapeeth

  Master's Degree, Environment Science

  2012 — 2014

• Gyan Bharti

  High School

  1996 — 2006

Skills

• Project Planning
• Environmental Policy
• Water Quality
• Research
• Remote Sensing and Gis
• Environmental Awareness
• Sustainability
• Water Resource Management
• Management
• Water Management
• Arcgis
• Strategic Planning
• Soil
• Proposal Writing
• Data Analysis
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Education
• Microsoft Office
• Project Management
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Waste Water
• Solid Waste Management
• Water