Internationally recognized security practitioner, writer, peace educator, lawyer, and mediator, Kirthi has spent a decade innovating at the cross-section of gender, peace, security, technology, feminist foreign policy, and transitional justice. She runs civitatem resolutions, and is the head of community engagement at World Pulse. In addition to helming multiple civil society initiatives, she built an app for survivors of gender-based violence used across the globe, called Saahas. She developed digital training suites in partnership with World Pulse to equip women globally to safely access the internet to advocate for themselves and their communities. Kirthi is the recipient of multiple awards for her work, including UN Women’s 30 for 2030 and the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.