Leadership

Roshan’s career has focused on creating impact globally. He is an award-winning social entrepreneur, best-selling author, and impact leader with over 20 years of global experience on 6 continents. At IREX, he managed a $130+ million multi-year portfolio and a team over 90 people that worked with thousands of young leaders across more than 100 countries. 

Prior to IREX, Roshan co-founded Amani Institute in 2010 and co-led the organization from an idea to an award-winning social enterprise and the largest talent development organization for the social sector based in the global south, with offices in Kenya, Brazil and India. Under his tenure as CEO, Amani Institute trained and guided 10,000+ people from more than 65 countries. Based on this work, he co-authored the Amazon #1 bestseller The New Reason to Work: How to Build a Career that will Change the World in November 2021.

He has written three books, delivered two TEDx talks, and spoken at more than 50 universities and other major institutions worldwide, including a commencement speech at a major university. He has also conducted dozens of workshops at leading organizations from Deloitte to Oxfam, and Harvard to UNICEF. He also served a term on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Council on Behavioral Science, was awarded a Leadership in Education award by the World Education Congress, and named one of the Asia Society’s “Asia 21 Young Leaders”, a BMW Foundation ‘Responsible Leader’, and one of the Top 25 Influential Leaders in Purposeful Organizations in 2019.

He writes the well-regarded newsletter Work Out Loud and has contributed 20 essays to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, as well as several other publications. He has also been interviewed in Fast Company, The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Forbes, and CNBC Africa, among others.