Ronit Kanwar

Experienced partnerships and philanthropy operator — Ronit builds cross‑sector partnerships that mobilise philanthropic capital and public‑private co‑funding for large scientific and public‑good initiatives. At Renaissance he has led partnership design and fundraising approaches (example: coordinating philanthropic commitments and industry in support of expanded UK Biobank sequencing and imaging programmes), and at Schmidt Futures he designed signature government and talent partnerships and helped incubate co‑funding vehicles. renaissancephilanthropy+2

Founder and social‑entrepreneurial operator — He co‑founded Empower Energy while at Oxford and scaled a last‑mile distribution model for solar appliances in rural India, earning recognition such as Forbes 30 Under 30 and participation in Oxford entrepreneurship programmes. forbes+2

Early career in strategy, finance and operations — Ronit’s early placements include internships and short placements at Rothschild & Co, the Bank of England and organisations such as Mercer and IBM, giving him a foundation in finance and organisational strategy that underpins later partnership and fundraising work. analyticsvidhya+1

Civic and policy engagement — Active in UK civic/policy institutions (founding board member / trustee of the Centre for British Progress) and in youth leadership networks (Future Leaders Foundation, World Economic Forum Global Shapers), showing an interest in shaping public policy as well as philanthropic practice. gov+1