Tinni Sawhney has over 35 years of experience on sustainable livelihood development in rural India and has worked extensively on issues of regenerative, climate resilient agriculture and livestock development for smallholder farmers. She has also worked on strengthening gender perspectives in development and building robust community institutions to lead development processes. This has included initiatives on strengthening the economic and social empowerment of women and adolescent girls, building their voice and agency.
She is currently the Chief Executive of the Aga Khan Foundation in India. Prior to this, she was the Head of Programmes, leading and providing strategic direction to a diverse portfolio of programmes across the sectors of agriculture, climate resilience, women’s economic empowerment, smallholder livestock development, early childhood development, education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation. She has previously worked with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme, the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature.