About
Dr. Vasu Primlani is a celebrated speaker, environmentalist, visiting lecturer/ Associate Professor (IIT, XIMB, IMT, University of Michigan, USC), diversity trainer, social entrepreneur, actor (her two latest films being Badrinath ki Dulhaniya and Brahmastra), somatic therapist, triathlete, police trainer, and is one of India’s leading comedians. She is the author of the children’s book series Baby Cheep Cheep ©, and has also published her first graphic novel, Juta.
Dr. Primlani has designed green programs with audits and quantifiable fiscal and environmental savings for the restaurant industry in the US (saving participating restaurants USD 1M), has served as the Director of Ecotel hotels in India, and specializes in creating systemic change especially for disadvantaged communities. She served the City of Nashville and Davidson County as the Decarbonization Manager and the City of Knoxville, TN as their Director of Sustainability. She has two papers published in peer reviewed journals on sustainable mobility, and received her Doctorate degree in 2025 in Sustainable Transport.
She has served as a consultant to: Adobe, Google, Facebook, IBM, Visa, Mastercard, the Canadian High Commission, the Taj Group of hotels, Starwood hotels and resorts, the Alameda County, Miami-Dade County, US EPA, Vancouver GVRD, City and County of San Francisco. Ms. Primlani is among the most internationally recognized Indian Americans with the following awards conferred upon her:
101 Top Diversity Leaders 2018 ◆ Indian President’s highest award given to a woman – Nari Shakti Award 2017 ◆ People’s Green Award November 2012 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon R4 ◆ Sustainability Champion University of San Francisco April 2009 ◆ 35 Under 35 Business Women World Business Magazine London October 2007 ◆ Stand On A Better World Award Environment Category Mannington Nov 2006 ◆ PG&E Energy Efficiency Leadership Award Nov 2006 ◆ Northern California Innovation Award California Association of Non-Profits Sept 2006 ◆ Leader to Leader Institute's (formerly the Drucker Foundation) Nonprofit Innovation of the Week for August 2006 ◆ Environmental Power List, 50 top people in environmentalism in the US, Organic Style 2005 ◆ Top 40 Business Leaders Under the Age of 40 East Bay Business Times 2005 ◆ Global Ashoka Innovators for the Public Social Entrepreneur fellowship 2004 ◆ National Volvo Hometown Hero award 2004 ◆ San Francisco Bay Area Hero award 2004 ◆ U.S. EPA Environmental Achievement Award 2003 ◆ California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award 2003 ◆ Special Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Senator Barbara Boxer 2003 ◆ National Environmental Leader Fellowship 2003-04 ◆ Indian National Scholarship on Merit 1993 ◆ Ruby Christian Role of Honor for highest moral values. St. Thomas’s 1990.