Tanya Mahawar

Tanya Mahadwar (she/they) is an Associate at CEA Consulting, working across issues such as sustainable seafood, the circular economy, and forest conservation. She applies a human-centered, equity-focused lens to ensure communities can author, own, and steward environmental solutions. Previously, Tanya was a Research Assistant at the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she used forensic and geospatial analysis to support the International Criminal Court in prosecuting a multinational corporation for environmental degradation.

She holds a BA in political science from UC Berkeley, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Her award-winning senior thesis examined community-led informal waste worker movements in India and Brazil.