Manas Rath is the Founder of LEAP Cities, a long-term accelerator for high-potential, growth-stage businesses that are solving India’s urban problems. He is also co-founder of the Mumbai Donut CoLAB, a collective action effort to make Mumbai more Liveable + Sustainable. He holds degrees from MIT and the Sloan School of Management. His current focus is on ‘Level Six Leadership’.

Manas has worked extensively in the social and environmental sector with BORDA, Dasra, and the Dutch WASH Take-a-Stake Impact Fund. Earlier, he worked at Avendus Capital (Private Equity and M&A Investment Banking), raising capital from global investors like Blackstone and Warburg Pincus and closing cross-border M&A deals.

As a mentor, he brings extensive exposure to domains around sustainability, urbanisation, and basic services, as well as experience in strategy, business models, PPPs, building stronger teams, and venture capital.