CEO Circle
Nikita Ketkar
Masoom (India)
As a CEO of Masoom, Nikita plays the role of a passionate guide and mentor for the burgeoning NGO that has chosen to tread a different path by focusing on the night schools of Mumbai. Nikita’s is a story of a young and educated woman who finally found her calling in service. Nikita worked in different capacities as a Journalist, Lecturer and Social Worker before qualifying for the prestigious Union Public Services Commission. After spending over 3 years in various administrative positions in DRDO, Air headquarters and NCC directorate, Nikita felt the urge to do something beyond and left the service to work with various NGOs. It was while working on a social project that she came across night schools accidentally. What she saw and heard compelled her to start Masoom in 2008, an organization focused on improving the night schools. In 2014, Masoom was the recipient of the Rising Star Award, co-sponsored by Star Foundation and GFC, for its outstanding work in the field of education.