Dr.Rhitwik Chatterjee

Enterprising hydrogeologist and sustainability professional with 19+ years of comprehensive experience in water resource management across both industrial and government sectors.Delivered technical solutions to societal problems with ingenuity that are practical and actionable in nature, grounded in evidence, emerging from a holistic systems approach, and embedded in a transdisciplinary framework.Adept in generating actionable policy frameworks out of academic insights in resonance to the problem resolution through interdisciplinary research to widen the aperture of policy space, fostering pluralism in reasoning.Adept to thrive on timeliness, relevance, and systems thinking, and can experiment, critique, and ideate, often going beyond the boundaries of the present to imagine possible futures. Technical proficiencies span in Water Accounting, Water Audits, Water Foot printing, Carbon/GHG Accounting, Water Stewardship, Life Cycle Assessments, and ESG Reporting. Brings advanced expertise in geoscientific and sustainability project management with special ability in analyzing complex dataset using specialized computer applications and counterfactual analyses.Consistently demonstrated technical depth, cross-sectoral leadership and water-climate nexus sustainability along with ability to rapidly scale and manage diverse projects across India and abroad. Holds a Doctorate in Hydrogeology and a Master’s in Geology . Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 46001:2019 (Water Efficiency Management), ISO 50001:2018 (Energy Management), and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management).An accomplished author has published multiple scholarly articles in leading SCI-indexed journals and books and focusing on hydrogeology and water resource managementtranslating complex theoretical insights into actionable recommendations. Ideally suited for a high-impact, policy-driven role at organizations of repute dealing in complex, interlinked developmental challenges andacting as a bridge between the realm of knowledge and the sphere of decision-making.