Poonam Shukla

Poonam Shukla is the Director of Satya Herbal and Spice Products, a company dedicated to bringing authentic Nepalese botanicals to the global market while empowering collector and farmer communities, especially women. Under her leadership, Satya has sustainably introduced over 500 varieties of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) based products to the world, creating economic opportunities for more than 2,500 collectors and farmers in rural Nepal.

Satya also addresses the significant issue of out-migration in Nepal by investing in the upskilling of local youth and women, thereby creating employment opportunities and encouraging them to contribute to their homeland’s development.

Poonam is a strong advocate of community and environmental stewardship. She actively mobilizes organizations and communities to build collaborative projects focused on agroforestry, financial literacy, and climate-smart agriculture. To date, she has conducted over 20 workshops on these topics in partnership with various organizations. Additionally, she has facilitated the plantation of over 8,000 saplings of medicinal trees, contributing to environmental sustainability and biodiversity.

Poonam holds a BTech in Biotechnology and was a Teach For India fellow. She has also worked extensively in the systemic education transformation sector in India for over a decade, striving to build an ecosystem for change.