
Antara Kapoor
Head of Social Impact
PepsiCo India
Antara Kapoor serves as the Lead – Social Impact at PepsiCo India, where she drives the company’s CSR and Foundation initiatives with a strong focus on community-centric, sustainable development. Armed with a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management from TERI University and executive leadership coursework from IIM Calcutta and ISB, Antara brings nearly a decade of deep expertise across watershed management, circularity, community resilience, and broader sustainability domains.
At PepsiCo India, she has built an exceptional track record, leading programs that span water stewardship, plastic waste management, nutrition enhancement, digital literacy, women’s empowerment, disaster relief, and extended producer responsibility (EPR). Her work has not only strengthened community resilience across multiple states but has also shaped national PWM frameworks and advanced public-private partnerships for sustainable water and waste management.
Antara is recognized for her ability to translate policy insights and sustainability principles into high-impact, scalable interventions. She firmly believes in creating long-term value through collaboration and partnerships—an approach that has consistently amplified impact over the past several years.