I am an experienced management professional, with over 20 years of a multi-faceted professional experience in International Development and in Financial Services, in Fortune 500 companies both in USA and India.

After an academic orientation and long professional stint in the financial sector, my passion for development issues was instrumental in my shift to social sector research in India and to pursue these interests at IFMR, a reputed action research institution in development economics in Chennai, India. In my current role, I am responsible for design and delivery of research and advisory projects across a range of development areas through a combination of research, outreach and policy advocacy. I have served multiple international and domestic donors including the World Bank, UNOPS, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), UK-Department for International Development (DfID), International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), United Nations Foundation and national and sub-national governments, in countries including India, Bangladesh and two process evaluations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

I have served as Principal Investigator/Team Leader on a number of projects where I have initiated proposals to various domestic and international funding agencies and won research grants awarded based on competitive selection. My role in these projects has involved overall responsibility for study design, development of data collection protocols, conducting/oversight of data collection, analysis and report-writing and stakeholder engagement for study dissemination. Studies have involved mixed-methods approaches, including desk reviews, qualitative/quantitative data collection and analysis methods and triangulation techniques. As team leader, I have also carried project management and administration responsibilities, including coordination of experts/research and field teams of varying sizes, oversight of work-plan and deliverables and client management. I possess excellent group facilitation skills and skilled in providing technical/managerial backstopping to project partners as required