Carishma Gokhale-Welch leads the strategic development of an enterprisewide business strategy at NLR, focused on expanding mission impact through strong, coordinated partnerships. These collaborations drive innovation, strengthen core capabilities, and enable NLR to demonstrate measurable market impact. Her current partnership portfolio spans national security and defense, commercial and industrial sectors, public agencies, international collaborators, and philanthropic foundations. Previously, Gokhale-Welch served as the federal sector partnership lead, where she cultivated high-impact relationships with agencies such as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Transportation. She also brings extensive experience in energy planning and strategy across the United States and emerging markets. She has led multidisciplinary teams in delivering technical analyses to support governments, utilities, states, and communities in power sector advancements and energy resilience.

Strategic Partnerships Office Director, NLR (June 2025–present)

Partnership Development Manager, NLR (2023–2025)

Project Leader – Energy, NLR (2017–2023)

Integrated Planning and Performance Management, NLR (2015–2017)