Aravind joined the World Resources Forum in October 2025 and is currently working on the project Sustainable Management of Plastics from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) in Côte d’Ivoire, implemented in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and funded by Global Environmental Facility (GEF).

Before joining WRF, Aravind worked as a Junior Professional Officer/Scientist at Eawag/Sandec – the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology – where he contributed to research on plastic waste management in Vietnam, including extensive fieldwork. He has also been actively involved in two plastic waste management start-ups, UpCircle and Samudhyoga Waste Chakra.

Aravind participated in two sessions (INC-4 and INC-5.2) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution, held in Ottawa and Geneva. Additionally, he completed an internship at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in Geneva, focusing on distributed renewable energy. He also attended a summer school in Ghana.

He holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development from ETH Zurich, Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and a PG Diploma in Urban Environmental Management and Law from National Law University (NLU) Delhi.

Prior to transitioning his career toward international development and cooperation, Aravind worked for three years as an Environmental Engineer at CDM Smith Global Services (Chennai, Bengaluru).