15 prominent Alumni of the prestigious France Alumni – India Chapter were inducted into the Alumni Ambassadorship Programme for 2021-23 by the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs HE Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, during his official visit to India in April 2021.

Pooja is a pastry chef and owner of India's first macaroon bakery chain specializing in macaroons, Le 15 Pâtisserie, as well as Studio Fifteen Culinary Centre in Mumbai.

Sushil moved to Paris in 2017 to pursue an MSc in sustainability and social innovation at HEC Paris, where he also co-founded with his colleagues from HEC The SASI Co - a management consulting agency, with a network of 46 sustainability professionals from 25 countries, that helps SMEs achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (ODD). This year, he is planning a 100-day bicycle trip solar-powered electricity in the United States, for 4 months from July 2021, during which he will cover 120 km per day, and another trip in November and December 2021, during which he will cover more than 6000 km by an electric car in India.

Neisha started her career in the luxury sector in international marketing for major jewelers in Mumbai for 2 years. She worked as Retail Manager-India at Christian Dior Couture for 5 years and was Couture for 5 years and was responsible for launching the brand's retail operations in India, after which she moved to Paris for her MBA. At HEC, she co-founded the Women in Leadership Club at HEC Paris to inspire women and provide them with a link to post-MBA leadership programs such as the European Professional Women Network (EPWN), HEC au Féminin or the Forte Foundation. After her return to India, she held the position of Country Manager for Promod India and Hermes India for 3 and 4 years respectively, before focusing on more personal projects.

Meet Anahitaa Bakshi who did Master in Environmental Policy, Public Health at Sciences Po. Knowledge Manager in Climate Action & WASH at Dalberg since 2018, Anahitaa has worked in the fields of education, natural resource natural resource protection, sustainability, agricultural innovation, and gender gender for organizations such as UNESCO, TERI (The Energy and Research Energy and Research Institute), ICRW (International Centre for Research on Women), to name a few. During her studies at Sciences Po Paris, she joined the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO as an intern. In 2019, she was appointed responsible for the conceptualization and implementation of the South Asian Young Farmers Summit organized by the NGO Krishi Vigyan Kendra. She is a certified Climate Reality Mentor and is a volunteer at SciencesPo Refugee Help. Know more about France Alumni India Chapter: https://www.inde.campusfrance.org/france-alumni-india-chapter

Passionate about water sports, with a gold medal at the national level and silver & bronze medals at the international level in various categories of boats, Abhimanyu is ranked 4th in Asia in the monocoque/J80 (2019-2020). After graduating from the Brest Business School in 2018, he briefly worked in marketing and operations before founding his start-up - Sportifying India in October 2019, for promoting niche sports in India. Outside of his sports ventures, he ventures, he is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Law (2019-2022) at Shri RKLM College in Chittoor Road. He plans to participate in the World Sailing Championship this year. Know more about France Alumni India Chapter: https://www.francealumni.fr/en/position/india/