Pinky Chandran

Critic
DISC Type : C

Steering Committee Member at Asia Reuse Consortium

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Pinky Chandran is an accomplished researcher, policy analyst, and journalist with over 24 years of experience in waste management, policy advocacy, and community mobilization. Holding a Master of Business Law, she is the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator for Break Free From Plastic and a founding member of the Solid Waste Management Roundtable. Colleagues describe her as a good leader and teacher.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Objective Thinker

Critic

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Plastic Policy Advocacy
As a Plastic Policy Analyst and Regional Coordinator for Break Free From Plastic, she actively engages in shaping global and local policies to combat plastic pollution.
Waste Worker Livelihoods
Her work with Hasiru Dala and SWMRT focuses on ensuring inclusive livelihoods and dignity for informal waste workers, whom she calls "silent environmentalists. "
Community Radio
She co-founded Radio Active CR 90. 4 MHz, Bangalore's first community radio station, to provide a platform for marginalized voices and community storytelling.

Media Appearances

Reuse Tour and Conference in Jakarta Initiates Asia Reuse Consortium’s Regional Efforts. Featured in Break Free From Plastic

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Asia Reuse Consortium Demands to Make Reuse Systems Scalable. Featured in Plastic Diet

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Work History

4-2024
Steering Committee Member at Asia Reuse Consortium
3-2024
BFFP Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator at Break Free From Plastic
5-2023
Board Member at TAICT - The Anonymous Indian Charitable Trust
5-2021
Independent Journalist at Citizen Matters
10-2009
Founding Member/ Trustee at Solid Waste Management Roundtable ( SWMRT)

Education

10-2022 - 2024
Master of Business Law from National Law School of India University
2022 - 2022
Qualitative Research Methods in the Urban from Indian Institute for Human Settlements

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Exp : 16 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Junior Designation : Steering Committee Member at Asia Reuse Consortium
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Insights For Selling To Pinky

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pinky is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Pinky

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pinky move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Pinky take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Pinky

Personality Compatibility


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