Sonia Manchanda

Sonia Manchanda is a designer, entrepreneur and champion of purpose-driven innovation, and the Founding Partner and Design Chief of Spread Design and Innovation in India. Her work spans infrastructure, education, healthcare and social change, with a focus on frugal, sustainable and people- and planet-centred design. Through Spread and her wider work with universities, incubators and governance, Sonia builds bridges between design, innovation and society, creating platforms and programmes that bring diverse stakeholders together to address complex challenges.