Naina joined AVPN as the CEO from September 2013, and has been appointed as chairperson in May 2018. Naina's leadership over the past 5 years has grown the AVPN membership by 254% and elevated the organization into a truly regional force for good. Prior to joining AVPN, Naina was a member of the senior leadership team of the Monitor Group, a leading global strategy consulting firm, aimed at catalyzing markets for social change. Naina was also partner and co-founder of Group Fifty Private Ltd, curating contemporary Indian art with a view to provide a medium for upcoming and established Indian artists to showcase their work directly to a large and diverse audience. Naina has a master's degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University where she graduated at the top of her class. She also holds a bachelor degree in economics and international relations from Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA and a General Course Diploma in economics from The London School of Economics.