Leena Srivastava is Advisor at The Energy & Resources Institute, Deputy Director General at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Member of Global CCS Institute and Executive Director & Vice Chancellor at Teri University and on the board of 6 other companies.

In her past career she occupied the position of Member of Government of India and Member of Planning Commission (a subsidiary of Government of India).

She received a doctorate from Indian Institute of Science and a graduate degree from the University of Hyderabad.