Javahar has a B.Sc. degree in Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies from Duke University (2019). His academic experience has focused on ecology and conservation research, and included extensive fieldwork across national parks in India and South Africa. Javahar has also worked on product innovation, category management and business development in the health and nutrition space, at OmniActive Health Technologies, where he published a scientific article to secure regulatory approval of their ingredient, Capsimax™, and at Nutriti, where he is currently employed. Javahar also manages Earth Focus Foundation’s Life Sciences Program at Kanha National Park. His role involves developing an education program for primary, middle, and high school students living in communities around Kanha. Javahar’s expertise in nutrition and community outreach will help expand Seva Kitchen’s work to forest-dwelling communities.
