Ari Daman

Ari Daman is a board member and Co-President of the SF Bay Area chapter of Pratham USA. Ari is also an accomplished landscape architect and ecological designer and is the founder and creative director of Public Landscape and Urbanism Studio (PLUS). PLUS is a socially conscious landscape and urban design practice that provides a platform for a new generation of landscape architects and allied professionals interested in projects providing social and environmental benefits to a broader population. PLUS has offices in San Francisco, Chennai, and Bengaluru

Ari also co-founded the Narayanan Family Foundation with the goal of improving people’s lives through investments in education, culture, and the environment. The foundation provides funding for innovation in social and ecological design, AI for social good, and education for underprivileged children. Ari serves on the boards of several non-profits.