![Photo of Ekinath Khedekar Head of Finance in IBTA](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.internationalblindtennis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bio-Khedekar.png)
Ekinath Khedekar
Ekinath is currently heading CSR for Reliance Power Ltd. And will shortly take up his new role as the Global Lead for Supplier Diversity at Wipro Limited. He is the first Indian blind UK Chevening Scholar
and holds double masters in Sustainability from University College London and MBA Finance from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. Prior to that, he finished his Bachelors in Economics and LLB from Mumbai University.
He strongly believes in the effectiveness of outdoor sports in promoting empathy amongst able-bodied folks for persons with disabilities, and thereby promoting spontaneous inclusion. Ekinath having played UK Regionals, was instrumental in introducing blind tennis in India and is playing important role in promoting the game amongst his peers. He’s a regular marathon runner, adventure cyclist and a passionate player of blind tennis.