After 25 years in the U.S., Mandar Apte has returned to India, bringing rich experience in social innovation and peacebuilding. He led Shell’s GameChanger program, founded Cities4Peace under the Art of Living to promote civic leadership globally, and directed the documentary 'From India With Love', supported by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for international outreach. He has advised the UN Peacebuilding Office, is a Fellow of the RSA, an Adjunct Fellow at RMIT University, and a contributor to the Observer Research Foundation.
