It’s true. A bomb sets off, school children get shot, and an innocent man is murdered, and THEN we all rally to fight for justice. But we don’t always think of how we can prevent violent actions from happening in the first place, let alone invest time or money to get to the bottom of solving these issues. To commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday this week, Mandar Apte joins us to tackle these tough conversations.

Mandar is a former chemical engineer and Shell executive who started off helping businesses maximize their value to help people heal from trauma and promote non-violence in their communities. He chats with us today on his experiences bringing together people who otherwise may never even converse in harmonious ways. 

At George Mason School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Mandar ran an innovation lab on the Business of Peace encouraging business to play an active role in UN Sustainable Development. Currently, he manages a strategic consultancy Cities4Peace that provides consulting to civic leaders to design solutions to promote peace and social harmony. 

Mandar is also the Producer/Director of “From India With Love” - a documentary film that showcases the transformational experience of victims of violence from across America during their pilgrimage to India. In 2018, Mandar produced the inaugural World Summit on Countering Violence and Extremism that brought together law enforcement and peace activists from across the world to brainstorm novel solutions to promote peace and compassion.

Connect with him at: 

mandarapte.net/cities4peace/