Shilpi Chhotray is an internationally recognized media strategist, storyteller, and movement-builder dedicated to advancing environmental justice. As the Co-Founder and President of Counterstream Media, she leads the organization’s strategy, fundraising efforts, and storytelling initiatives that center frontline voices and support movement organizing.

Shilpi currently hosts a climate justice podcast series for The Nation and writes Narrative Edit, a newsletter exploring the intersection of power, media, and resistance. With nearly 15 years of experience, her work has ranged from global campaigns on plastic pollution to building platforms that challenge extractive systems, elevating the stories of communities leading efforts for systemic change.

Prior to founding Counterstream Media (formerly People over Plastic), Shilpi served as the Global Communications Lead for Break Free From Plastic, where she played a key role in movement-building and cross-regional narrative strategy, advising on plastic reduction policies at local, federal, and international levels. She's also worked for Mission Blue/Sylvia Earle Alliance, where she guest-authored for National Geographic and led efforts to promote ocean conservation.

Shilpi lives in Oakland, California, on Ohlone land with her husband and two sons.