Our Leadership & Advisors

GreenCat is led by a multi-disciplinary team of experts from Cambridge, Harvard, and IIT, backed by industry titans in energy and finance.

Rohit K. PothukuchiView Bio

Rohit K. Pothukuchi

Chief Executive Officer

Rohit K. Pothukuchi is the Co-Founder and CEO of GreenCat. He holds a degree from the University of Cambridge and brings extensive commercial and operational expertise. Rohit leads the company's strategic direction, partnerships, and business development, having built GreenCat from the ground up alongside Chief Scientist Shambhawi Pandey.

Roger W. Ferguson Jr.View Bio

Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

Co-Owner and Board Member

Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is a distinguished economist and business leader, former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and former President and CEO of TIAA. He brings deep expertise in finance, energy, and corporate governance to GreenCat's board.

Shambhawi PandeyView Bio

Shambhawi Pandey

Chief Scientist

Dr Shambhawi Pandey is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of GreenCat. She completed her Chemical Engineering PhD at the University of Cambridge, where she developed the physics and mathematics-driven catalyst discovery platform. She leads all scientific research and platform development.

Ambika HiranandaniView Bio

Ambika Hiranandani

Chief Partnerships and Strategy Officer

Ambika Hiranandani holds an MPhil in Public Policy from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Commonwealth Scholar, and an LLM in International Law from University College London. She is a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School and brings over two decades of experience advising non-profits, governmental bodies, and sustainability-focused ventures across policy, regulation, and strategy. Her legal career has spanned landmark cases before the Supreme Court of India and High Courts across the country, focusing on environmental law, animal rights, and public interest litigation.

Abhinit RaushanView Bio

Abhinit Raushan

Head of Technology

Abhinit Raushan is Head of Technology at GreenCat, responsible for the engineering and development of GreenCat's AI-enhanced catalyst discovery platform. He brings deep expertise in software architecture, machine learning infrastructure, and platform scalability.

Prof. Alexei LapkinView Bio

Prof. Alexei Lapkin

Advisor

Professor Alexei Lapkin is a Professor of Sustainable Reaction Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a leading expert in green chemistry and sustainable processes. He advises GreenCat on the scientific dimensions of catalyst discovery and sustainable manufacturing.

Mr. Peter RobertsonView Bio

Mr. Peter Robertson

Advisor

Mr. Peter Robertson is a former Vice Chairman of Chevron Corporation, bringing decades of experience in the global energy industry. He advises GreenCat on energy sector strategy, sustainability transitions, and the complex landscape of industrial decarbonisation.

Our Team

Baran AtilmisView Bio

Baran Atilmis

Strategy & Partnerships

Baran works in Strategy & Partnerships at GreenCat, supporting the company's commercial growth and strategic initiatives across key industry sectors.

Kat NilovView Bio

Kat Nilov

Science & Partnerships

Kat Nilov bridges science and business at GreenCat, working at the intersection of catalyst research and commercial partnerships to translate technical breakthroughs into real-world applications.

Sagar Bathla Ph.D.View Bio

Sagar Bathla, Ph.D.

Science & Research

Dr Sagar Bathla is a research scientist at GreenCat, contributing to the development and validation of novel catalyst formulations using the company's physics-driven discovery platform.

ShivanshuView Bio

Shivanshu

Senior GenAI Engineer

Shivanshu is a Senior GenAI Engineer at GreenCat, leading the integration of generative AI capabilities into the catalyst discovery platform to accelerate screening and optimisation workflows.

Totan MondalView Bio

Totan Mondal

Science & Research

Totan Mondal is a research scientist at GreenCat, focused on computational chemistry and advanced algorithms for catalyst candidate identification and evaluation.

Shilpa RavindranathView Bio

Shilpa Ravindranath

Science & Research

Shilpa Ravindranath is a research scientist at GreenCat, working on the scientific validation of AI-identified catalyst candidates across a range of industrial chemical processes.

Shivangi SharmaView Bio

Shivangi Sharma

Strategy & Operations

Shivangi Sharma works in Strategy & Operations at GreenCat, supporting internal operations, team coordination, and strategic planning as GreenCat scales its platform and commercial presence.

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