Ganesh works as the CEO’s Chief of Staff at The Council. They provide strategic and tactical support for the CEO's executive functions, including institutional advancement, external and internal engagements, and strategic research. A trained generalist, Ganesh's expertise includes a cross-sectoral understanding of energy policies, environmental issues, and developmental pathways of India in the context of national priorities, geopolitics, and socioeconomic dimensions.

Previously, at the Council, Ganesh worked with the Director for Research Coordination as his Special Assistant. Prior to their work at the Council, Ganesh worked as Program Coordinator for the Millennium Campus Network, delivering the Millennium Fellowship—the flagship project of the UN Academic Impact—on 136 campuses across 30 nations. Through the fellowship, they mentored 2000+ students leading various social impact projects worldwide and coordinated between global stakeholders, funders, and university administrators.

In India, Ganesh has worked at various levels of governance, from panchayats to central government ministries, interacting with a wide variety of actors. A passionate community leader, they have also represented India as a young leader advancing Global Citizenship Education across South Asia at the UN Asia Pacific Center for Education for International Understanding (under UNESCO). On graduating, the IIT Madras Alumni Association honoured them as 2021's 'Sustainability Champion'.

Ganesh holds a Masters in English Studies with a Development Studies Minor from IIT Madras. In their free time, Ganesh can be seen cooking up a storm, bedazzled under theatre lights, playing with the neighbourhood cats and dogs, or cooped up in a corner with a book. They are also an amateur boxer and a determined Slytherin.