Vrinda supports Growald Climate Fund venture grantees working on issues related to the power sector.

Before joining Growald, she contracted full-time as a storyteller at Google, communicating about data centers and related themes of energy, sustainability, and community and economic development. Previously, she worked in climate philanthropy as a program officer at the Energy Transition Fund and at the Pisces Foundation in San Francisco as the climate and energy program associate, focusing on short-lived climate pollutants. Her experience in environmental non-profits includes roles as a staff member at the Sierra Club and Environmental Law Institute and as a Scoville Peace Fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council. She also worked as a field organizer on Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

Vrinda has a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a master's in environmental management from the Yale School of the Environment. She serves on the boards of Earthworks and Corporate Accountability and also creates illustrations on topics related to the environment and climate change. She is based in Oakland, CA.