Awards &
Recognitions
Honored as an OPRF Villager of the year for 2020 and nominated again in 2021 for founding Takeout 25 and for community service as Oak Park Village Trustee. Takeout 25 is a ground-up movement to save local restaurants and keep restaurant workers employed throughout the COVID-19 crisis and was set up as a not-for-profit in 2021 to also address sustainability and food security.
January 2021 and 2022
Honored as a “Community Titan” by Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce for contributions to the strength and resilience of the local small business economy.
October 11th 2022
Takeout 25 awarded “Most Innovative Pandemic Startup” by the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism
December 7th, 2021
Transformative work in Ontario, Canada with Oshawa power to make electricity more affordable for households by leveraging behavioral analytics to help consumers use less and less expensive electricity.
October 15th 2018
During his tenure on Urban Prairie Waldorf School's board, Ravi spearheaded the school’s sustainability efforts, propelling UPWS to be celebrated as one of the twenty-seven nationwide recipients of the Department of Education’s Green Ribbon award for outstanding environmental practices and education.
July 26th, 2022
Takeout 25 received the “Green Award” from the village of Oak Park for establishing our community as Illinois first green dining hub.
January 15th, 2023
Ravi was recognized by NSS of Chicago for his successful election and service as Oak Park Village Trustee.
April 17th, 2022
