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Daniel Lobo

Entrepreneur · Advocate

India
Bipolar disorderSelf-disclosed [1]

Daniel Lobo is a Mumbai-based social entrepreneur who founded and leads BecauseYOU, a mental-health organization providing community-based programs for individuals and workplaces. Before founding BecauseYOU, he spent about nine years at Leaders’ Quest, where he led its work in India. [4][5]

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Career and work

Lobo began his career at Tata Consultancy Services, where he worked in software and client management. He later joined Teach For India, teaching a class of 61 students in an underserved Mumbai community for two years. [4]

In 2011, he joined Leaders’ Quest and went on to lead its work in India, designing leadership programs and working with business leaders, entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations internationally. [5][4]

In 2020, Lobo co-founded BecauseYOU, a mental-health social enterprise that develops group programs and workshops for individuals and organizations. He serves as its founder and CEO. [5][3]

What has been publicly discussed

“I now appreciate that I am a whole human being, perfect in my imperfections.”

— Daniel Lobo [1]