Anushka Gopilall is a result-oriented, passion-purpose-driven, multifaceted professional.  She is a cultivator of innovation who creates, builds, and develops new ways for her community, team, business, and organization to be successful and thrive as they make an impact.

Ms. Gopilall holds almost twenty years of diverse experience in the fields of non-profit, public health, medicine/ healthcare, government, academia, entrepreneurship, and hospitality.  In her various roles, she is continuously impacting lives through human-heart-centric approaches and creating safe spaces for vulnerability and authenticity. In making such an impact, Anushka leads with passion and by example, organically leveraging her influence and expertise while working collectively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve set goals that ultimately affect the people and communities she serves. Through strategic planning, programming, and community affairs Anushka has served thousands of individuals and communities- locally and nationally- connecting them to a comprehensive range of services, resources, and access to meet their needs by removing various multilevel barriers.

As a compassionate thinker, she believes that how one perceives a situation will impact the solutions they come up with, therefore re-framing the challenges and obstacles one faces is necessary.  Anushka is dedicated to empowering and advocating for all people to have pathways to reach their full potential and to change the trajectory of inequitable outcomes that historically marginalized populations face while also paving the way for future generations.

In her entrepreneurial journey, Anushka has founded Anushka Gopilall Consulting where she is the Principal Consultant and serves as an independent contractor driving significant change in advancing equity and social impact in diverse communities nationally and globally through strategic leadership, programming, community affairs, and business operations for her clients. To inquire about her consultancy services, click here. In her most recent endeavor, Anushka launched A’ri Café, a vibrant pop-up kitchen, as a pilot to engage the community through a fusion of Caribbean and American delicacies, including baked goods. A’ri Café is a reflection of Anushka's heart to bring people together in joy and happiness through good food, laughter, refreshing drinks, and an array of flavors and influences– a journey rich in culture. A’ri Café’s brick-and-mortar is set to open in Spring 2025. To learn more and view the pop-up menus, click here.

Ms. Gopilall received her education and professional training from SUNY Westchester Community College, Columbia University, SUNY University at Albany, and The New York Women’s Foundation.  She is also a Co-Investigator and Clinical Research Administrator working on the iCan DepCare pilot study which focuses on bridging the gap between mental health services and cancer patients at the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 

Anushka and her daughter reside in Westchester County, NY, and love being in arms reach of NYC! Her favorite things to do are cooking, entertaining/ hosting, dancing, traveling, learning about new and different cultures and people, having fun, laughing, and spending quality time with herself and her loved ones!