Dr Kalanithi is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) at IOI Corporation Berhad, a public listed company. She was formerly an INED at FGV Holdings Berhad. She is co-founder and deputy chairperson of Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) which is the country chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative. She is also on the Steering Committee of the CEO’s Action Network (CAN), a coalition of leaders for sustainability action and leadership. Apart from that, Dr Kalanithi is an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) at Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad