Dr. Yogesh D Jadhav. PMP.
Dr. Yogesh D Jadhav. PMP.

Operations Executive | Board Advisor | ESG & Climate Risk Strategist

Yogesh D. Jadhav, Ph.D., PMP

Chief Operating Officer & Board Advisor

26 years directing large-scale projectised enterprise operations, natural resource governance, and corporate ESG compliance. 16 years as Chief Operating Officer translating environmental mandates into bankable, community-scale infrastructure across South Asia and Latin America. Ex-Steering Committee Member for UN-FAO/IFAD (GFAiR)

16 years

Chief Operating Officer & P&L Leadership

7 years

Global Steering Committee, UN-FAO/IFAD (GFAiR)

8 states

Governed by National Forest Codes Codified

15,000+

Rural Communities Impacted across 5 States

INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE, RESEARCH ALLIANCES & PARTNERS

UN-FAO /IFAD (Rome) | ITTO (Yokohama) | Smithsonian Institution (USA) | SIDA (Sweden) | Indian Institute of Forest Management | HarvardX

CORE COMPETENCIES

Executive Operating Pillars

Deploying rigorous project management, empirical risk models, and regulatory compliance across complex landscapes, with proven frameworks - translating complex climate science and multilateral policy into bankable operations.

Governance

Efficiency
Scale

Programmatic governance & P&L leadership

ESG risk & natural capital valuation

Multilateral policy & boardroom strategy

Directing enterprise-scale operations, resource optimization, and multi-state field execution for 16 consecutive years. Directing multi-state enterprise operations, full budget accountability, and regulatory due diligence. 20+ years leading cross-functional teams, executing clean energy programs, and establishing governance controls aligned with regulatory mandates and donor expectations

Formulating macro-ecosystem valuation methodologies, contingent valuation systems, and biodiversity baselines across critical nature assets. Translating environmental transition vulnerabilities into bankable, quantifiable models for institutional funders. Experienced in deploying international environmental standards, managing invasive species risk, and converting natural resources into quantifiable economic data.

Bridging grassroots operations with national environmental policy and international frameworks. Co-developed the Criteria & Indicators (C&I) for Sustainable Forest Management (pioneering the Bhopal-India Process,) that institutionalized national forest working standards and were integrated into India's National Forest Working Plan Code. Appointed to consecutive terms on the GFAiR Global Steering Committee (UN-FAO/IFAD).

Boardroom appointments

Initiate a confidential discussion regarding C-suite vacancies, strategic consulting mandates, or non-executive board positions.