Yogendra Shastri is Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai Mumbai. He is also involved with the Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy at IIT Bombay in various capacities. He is also associated with the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies. He did B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from LIT Nagpur, M.Tech. in Systems and Control Engineering from IIT Bombay, and PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Subsequently, he was a post-doctoral research associate at the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

His research focuses on developing and applying systems theory based tools for sustainable development. Specific areas of interest include biomass to energy systems, food-energy-water nexus, circular economy, agricultural waste valorization, decarbonization, and energy transition. His work uses methodologies such as life cycle assessment, large scale optimization, system dynamics modeling, and water resource modeling to develop problem specific tools. A significant portion of his work is relevant for policy development and national and international scale. Most of his work is done in the Indian context. He has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals, five book chapters, and one edited book to his credit.

He is also strongly interested in pedagogy, particularly in the field of sustainability. He teaches a course on sustainable engineering at IIT Bombay that he has developed. He has conducted several industry programs on this topic, and is actively involved in outreach activities.