Shanti Raghavan is the founder of Enable India and has been working for the economic independence and dignity of persons with disabilities since 1999. Enable India has opened up more than 291 jobs across 27 sectors where persons with disabilities are earning a starting salary from Rs. 66000 to 18 lakhs per annum, spanning across 359 locations in 28 states.

She is an Ashoka Fellow, a National Award Winner, and a governing council member of the Skills Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD) and of Workability International. She was identified, by Business Today, as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business in 2017. She’s also the winner of the Times Now Global Amazing Indian Award, NCPEDP Shell Helen Keller Award, and the Zero Project award for Innovative Practice. Shanti is a winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 presented by Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and Social Innovator of the Year 2020 presented by Schwab Foundation.

Shanti has an MS in Computer Science from Monmouth University, USA, and 12 years of experience in the software industry.