CCO - Chief Collaboration Officer
Samruddhi Chaphale
She is an architect, educator, and advocate for socially impactful design with a decade of experience in the field. She is the founder and principal architect of Sam’s Drafting Board, a Nagpur-based practice specializing in architecture, interiors, and master planning across various sectors. Passionate about knowledge-sharing, she leads SDB Design Workshops, mentoring students in conceptual visualization. Committed to social change, she established Levellers Foundation, a non-profit focused on making architecture more accessible and impactful in the development sector. A former President of NASA India—the first woman in the role—her journey has been featured in Femina and ELLE Décor. Beyond architecture, she is also a speed skater, artist, and storyteller, having represented India at the 2007 Roller Skating World Championships.
