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Sangeeth Varghese, (born August 1976) is an Indian leadership thinker. He is the founder of LeadCap Trust, LeadCap Ventures and the founding curator of Global Shapers Karnataka.

Early Life:
Varghese was born in Cochin, Kerala, India. He studied at the London School of Economics on a scholarship, where he also served as a research associate. He also holds a diploma in global leadership and public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Career:
Varghese founded LeadCap Trust, a non profit, to raise young leaders, based on the theory that leaders are not born or made, but are the ones who decide to lead when faced with a defining moment. Varghese also founded the Leadership Village, in Wayanad, Kerala, the first ever village in the world, where every youth is being empowered to realize her leadership potential.

In 2010, Varghese was announced as the Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Davos. In 2011, he was nominated as the founding curator of Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum, and as a global advisory council member of the MBA Oath initiative. He was honored as the Asian Youth Ambassador by the government of Libya and is a Young Asian Leader nominee of the Asia Society.

Varghese has authored two books - Decide to Lead (2009) and Open Source Leader (2010). Open Source Leader was the No.1 business bestseller in India during May 2011. He wrote a popular weekly column, Pole Position for The Economic Times, and was a contributor for Forbes.com.