Vishal Bhardwaj is Group Head, CSR, at Dalmia Bharat Limited and CEO, Dalmia Bharat Foundation. Headquartered in New Delhi. Dalmia Bharat Group is a business conglomerate with an interest in Cement, Sugar, Refractory, and Power operations in India. Founded in 1935, the group enjoys a long heritage of more than 80 years. Vishal has been in the Social Development and CSR circuit for the last 23 years and during this period, he has worked with the Government of India, a leading NGO, and 2 leading Cement companies before joining the Dalmia Bharat Group. He holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Diploma in CSR from the Swedish Institute of Management, Stockholm.

He has also undergone a Management Development Program at the prestigious SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. He is a Certified Sustainability Assessor of the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. He has been awarded the Responsible Business Leader Award at the Responsible Business Summit and has also been amongst the 100 most impactful CSR leaders (Global Listing) listed by World CSR Day and World Sustainability. He is currently the Co-Chair of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Skills Committee in East and North-East.