Satvik Sharma

About Satvik Sharma

Program Strategist | Social Impact Leader | Inclusive Development Advocate for 8 yearsMBA, MEd,BEd | Gandhi Fellow | CCP Fellow | Former Consultant, Transgender Division, NISD, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of IndiaI am a social impact professional and trans rights activist with over 8 years of experience leading programs, managing grants, and shaping inclusive policies across education, gender, livelihoods, and health. My work has spanned from policy implementation at the national level with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, to grassroots leadership as co-founder of Misfyt Trans Youth Foundation.My background spans grassroots immersion, strategic policy support, and large-scale program management—most notably driving key projects at the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and as National Program Manager at the TWEET Foundation. I bring a solution-oriented mindset, grounded in empathy, intersectionality, and lived experience as a queer, neurodivergent individual.Holding an MBA and advanced education degrees, I proudly represent the potential of trans individuals in academic and professional spaces. As a Gandhi Fellow, Queer Youth Leadership Fellow, and a Cross-Culture Program (CCP) Fellow, I continue to amplify marginalised voices and shape inclusive futures through community-led advocacy and innovative program strategies.I bring together movement-building values, policy experience, and donor compliance expertise to create systems that are not only efficient, but also inclusive and transformative.Core strengths: Government Liaisoning|Program Design and Implementation| Advocacy | Inclusivity | Intersectional Leadership | Policy Research and Design | Cross Sector Stakeholder Management| Program & Grants Management| Policy Implementation | Capacity Building | Feminist Leadership | Fundraising & Partnerships | MEL

Experience

1. Project Manager

   Queerbeat

   Sep 2025 — Present · New Delhi, IN

   As a Project Manager for a collaborative qualitative research study with Cornell University, focusing on community narratives, gender, and social inclusion. I lead end-to-end coordination across research partners, manage participant recruitment and data collection through focus group discussions (FGDs), and oversee the development of study materials and ethical communication resources.This role bridges academic inquiry with field-based implementation, strengthening my engagement with participatory research methodologies, intersectional data practices, and community-grounded knowledge production.

Education

• Maharishi Dayanad University

  Bachelor in Education, Elementary Education and Teaching

• Doon Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing

  2015 — 2017

• Gurugram University

  Master in Education, Education