About Menka

Menka Sanghvi is an author, researcher, social entrepreneur, mindfulness expert, contemplative photographer and mum who is exploring one question:

"How can we be more human in this digital age?"

Menka is the founder of Just Looking, a project that champions slowness and curiosity as foundational human capacities. She is also an advisor to Mind Over Tech and the author of Your Best Digital Life, which will be released in April 2025. She shares her latest ideas in her monthly newsletter, Noticing.

Born when there was only 341.57 ppm carbon in our atmosphere, from a young age, Menka has been passionate about the planet and societal change. She originally graduated as a physicist and philosopher of science from Cambridge University and then trained as a systems thinker with Forum for the Future. She became the co-founder of the Impact Hub and led projects for organisations such as the United Nations and the World Wildlife Fund.

Menka is also steeped in mindfulness, meditation and ancient wisdom traditions that focus on compassion. After deciding to focus her work on inner development, she joined the policy institute The Mindfulness Initiative, leading their innovation work and launching the Awards for Mindfulness Innovations. Menka serves as a Trustee of the charity Breathworks and supports several other start-ups in this space. She is widely considered a thought leader in making mindfulness and compassion training more accessible and inclusive.