Ankita Mitra
About Ankita Mitra
Ankita Mitra is an LCA Specialist at Vaayu in Berlin, Germany, with a background in sustainable development and biotechnology. She has experience in various roles related to sustainability and has contributed to multiple projects and workshops in the field.
Work at Vaayu
Ankita Mitra has been employed at Vaayu as an LCA Specialist since 2021. In this role, she focuses on Life Cycle Assessment, contributing to the company's sustainability initiatives. Her work is based in Berlin, Germany, where she has been instrumental in advancing Vaayu's mission to promote sustainable practices.
Previous Experience in Sustainability
Before her current position, Ankita Mitra worked in various roles related to sustainability. She served as a Sustainability Research Consultant at GreenDelta GmbH for four months in 2020. Prior to that, she was a Sustainability Specialist at Carbon Instead from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she completed her Master Thesis at Volvo Group in Sweden in 2019, which lasted five months.
Education and Expertise
Ankita Mitra holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology from Visvesvaraya Technological University, which she completed from 2013 to 2017. She furthered her education by studying Sustainable Development at Leipzig University, earning a Master of Science from 2017 to 2019. Additionally, she participated in a mobility semester focused on Sustainable Business Development at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz in 2018.
Contributions to Climate Solutions
Ankita Mitra actively engages in discussions regarding the climate crisis and seeks to contribute as a Climate Solutions advocate. She has conducted workshops on supply chain visualization and introductory sessions on Life Cycle Assessment. Her involvement in fundraising applications and business plan formulation has led to winning positions in various competitions.
Internship and Early Career
Ankita Mitra began her career with internships that laid the foundation for her expertise in sustainability. She interned at the Centre for Sustainable Development in Bangalore for one month in 2018 and worked as a Project Intern at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore for three months in 2017. These experiences contributed to her understanding of sustainable practices.