Venkatesh Geriti


Venkatesh Geriti is an Indian classical liberal, anti-corruption activist, and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Swatantrata Center and India's Future Foundation, an educational organization in Hyderabad, and a scholar at Atlas Summit. Venkatesh received the Karmaveer Chakra Award and Global Fellowship Award in 2019 from ICONGO in Partnership with United Nations. He is a member of the Centre for Civil Society and an alumnus of Foundation for Economic Education.

Early life and career

Venkatesh was born into a poor family of farmers in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He was the co-organizer and speaker at Start-Up Europe Week 2017 while he studied international business and development economics in Italy. Geriti currently works as a tech professional in Cologne, Germany.

Politics

Venkatesh is influenced by Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana and joined Lok Satta Party in his student life.

Activism

Geriti was one of the founders of Youth for Better India, an anti-corruption youth organization that educates and organizes young people for supporting anti-corruption institutions and governance reforms. He was actively involved in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Venkatesh has represented Indian organizations in various international conferences in countries like the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal.
He is a panel member of Liberty International World Conference.

Awards and achievement