Staff Member
Jarnail Singh
Deputy Director, MacArthur Foundation, India Office

Championing climate solutions by weekdays, brewing community spirit by weekends.

Jarnail’s passion lies at the intersection of social equity and environmental action. Throughout his career, he’s been a stickler for change, from bringing solar power to remote villages to empowering hyper-local nonprofits building climate resilience. As a leader in Indian climate philanthropy, Jarnail co-leads the India portfolio for a major US philanthropy and advises on maximizing the impact of pooled funds and catalytic platforms.

His post-pandemic exploration of specialty coffee has blossomed into a unique mission called ikviti: fostering active citizenship through hyper-local coffee shops in gated communities.