Our Teams
Here you can view our extraordinary range of personnel involved in administering, managing, operating and supporting our efforts – in the Indian subcontinent and also globally.
Founder

Julian Matthews
International Representative
TOFTigers was founded in 2004 in response to plummeting tiger numbers across Asia. Julian remains the International Representative of the… Read More >>
India

Vishal Singh
Director
Vishal Singh is a founding member and the Executive Director of TOFTigers India. He is passionate about travel and conservation,… Read More >>

Deepika Chowdhry
Director
Deepika Chowdhry runs the TOFTigers India office in New Delhi. She is a reputed professional from the services and concepts… Read More >>

Ritu Makhija
Director Sustainability
Ritu Makhija is Director Sustainability of TOFTigers Campaign and Responsible Tourism Consultant. She has over 25 years of work experience… Read More >>

Shiela Chopra
Administration Manager
Sheila Chopra has been efficiently managing administrative services at TOFTigers India for the last thirteen years. She is responsible for… Read More >>

Sakshi
Assistant Manager
Sakshi is an assistant manager at TOFTigers. She completed her Master's in Environmental Management from GGSIP University, Delhi and her… Read More >>
International

JEREMY GRASSET
France Representative
Jeremy Grasset (CEO, Shanti Travels) is the TOFTigers Representative in France. Shanti Travel has been a TOFT supporter since 2012,… Read More >>

Mili Sham Wittmann
Europe Representative
Mili Sham Wittmann is TOFTigers’ Representative in Europe. She is also the founder of TATTVA Tourism Solutions. Having worked with… Read More >>

Abhishek Behl
UK & Europe Representative
Abhishek has an MSc in Wildlife Conservation and Travel from DICE, University of Kent, and founded TOFT India in 2005.… Read More >>

Kiki Paris
Americas Representative
Kiki Paris is Representative for TOFTigers in the US and Canada. With over 30 years of sales, marketing, branding and… Read More >>

Pramila Shrestha
Nepal Representative
Pramila Shrestha joins TOFtigers as a Nepal Representative, a seasoned professional and staunch advocate for sustainable tourism. An MBA in… Read More >>
Pug Green Team

Pradeep Dadlani
Head Auditor
Pradeep has been providing environmental consultancy services for the last 35 years related to environmental auditing, Solid Waste Management, EIA… Read More >>

Shabarni Roy Chowdhury
Senior Auditor and Head of Certification
Ms. Shabarni Roy Chowdhury, TOFTigers Senior auditor, is an experienced professional, with over a decade of experience in the environmental… Read More >>

Mr. V K Soni
Senior Auditor
An Agricultural Engineer and management professional with specialisation in Resource Management, Mr. Soni has been an active member of TOFTigers’… Read More >>

Rahul Singh
Senior Auditor
Rahul is a member of TOFTigers’ PUG audit team having undertaken dozens of audits. He holds a master’s degree in… Read More >>

Sakshi Bhargava
Senior Auditor
Sakshi is Senior Auditor - Sustainability and Certification at Sycom Projects Consultants and has been associated with TOFTigers’ certification audit… Read More >>

Hardeep Sodhi
Auditor
Hardeep is an active member of TOFTigers’ audit team. A qualified Electrical Engineer with an MBA and LLB, he has… Read More >>

Chindu Chandran
Auditor
Chindu is a TOFTigers’ PUG Auditor. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. (Environmental Science) from GGSIP University, Delhi, developing an… Read More >>

Ekta Sharma
Auditor
Ekta is a TOFTigers’ PUG Auditor. She has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences from Ramjas College, Delhi University, and… Read More >>

Richa
Auditor
Richa is Manager- CSR and Sustainable Development at Sycom Projects Consultants and has been associated with TOFTigers certification audit team… Read More >>

Nibedita Mukherjee
Auditor
A TOFTigers’ PUG Auditor, Nibedita works with Sycom Projects Consultants as Senior Executive- Climate Change and Sustainability. A postgraduate in… Read More >>

Prachi Gupta
Auditor
Prachi is a postgraduate in Environmental Science from Kurukshetra University. She did her bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from Daulat… Read More >>

Sahil Dadlani
Auditor
A part of TOFTigers’ certification and audit team, Dadlani holds a degree in Marketing and Data Analytics.He has previously worked… Read More >>
Parks
Scientific

Dr Raghu Chundawat
Advisor Research & Conservation Biology
Born in Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Chundawat is a conservation biologist whose main areas of research have been snow leopards and… Read More >>

Dr Anish Andheria
Scientific Advisor (Ecology and Protected Areas)
Dr. Anish Andheria is the President of the Wildlife Conservation Trust. He is a member of both the Maharashtra State… Read More >>

Dr Kartikeya Singh Chouhan
Training Advisor and Conservation Biologist
Dr. Chouhan is Founder of Wildlife & Forestry Services. He holds a Master’s Degree in Ecology & Environment and has… Read More >>

Dr HS Pabla
Advisor Government & Forests
Dr. Pabla retired as Chief Wildlife Warden of Madhya Pradesh in 2012 after 35 years in the Indian Forest Service… Read More >>

Dr Mihee Kang
Scientific Advisor (ASEAN Ecotourism & Certification)
Dr. Mihee Kang is Director Asia-Pacific at Global Sustainable Tourism Council as well as serving GSTC as Country Representative for… Read More >>
Supporters

Hashim Tyabji
In his earlier life he was a former Chief Naturalist at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in Royal Chitwan National Park,… Read More >>

Bittu Sahgal
Sahgal is one of India’s most-respected authors, editors and conservationists, who has been raising awareness in India and across the… Read More >>

Colonel John Blashford-Snell CBE
One of the world's most-respected explorers, conservationist and veteran of over 60 expeditions, Col Blashford-Snell was the first to navigate… Read More >>

Mark Carwardine
Zoologist Mark Carwardine is an outspoken conservationist, an award-winning writer, a TV and radio presenter, a widely-published wildlife photographer, a… Read More >>

Stanley Johnson
Stanley Johnson is a former Conservative member of the European Parliament, where he served (1979-1984) as Vice Chairman of the… Read More >>

Sir Richard Stagg KCMG
Sir Richard Stagg is a retired British diplomat who has held prestigious offices of Ambassador to Bulgaria, High Commissioner to India… Read More >>

Mike Pandey
Chairman TOFTigers Wildlife Tourism Awards
Pandey is an award-winning filmmaker specialising in films about wildlife and the environment. Born in Kenya, his childhood time spent… Read More >>

Bina Kak
Bina Kak is a seasoned politician, former Rajasthan Minister of Forest and Tourism, a well-known actor, renowned social activist, passionate… Read More >>