Amol Mehra, Esq. is a recognised leader in the fields of business and human rights, just transitions and people-centered climate action. He currently serves as Director of Industry Programmes at Laudes Foundation. In his role, Amol oversees global programmes and teams to deploy philanthropic funding across the built environment, fashion, food, finance and labour rights to inspire and challenge industry to transition to a green, fair and inclusive economy. Amol also serves on the Management Team of the foundation.

Amol has helped develop major philanthropic donor collaboratives across a range of climate and rights issues, including the Just Transitions Donor Alliance, the Labora Fund in Brazil, Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy (FORGE) and the Adaptation and Resilience Funder Collaborative. Amol currently serves as a Board Member of EarthRights International and on the Advisory Council for the Center for Business and Human Rights at NYU Stern.

Previously, Amol was Managing Director of the Freedom Fund, a leader in the global movement to end modern slavery, and served as founding Executive Director of the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), a leading business and human rights organisation.