Environmental Scientist, Policy maker, International development expert /trainer, researcher, social entrepreneur, with 23 years+ contribution

Expertise – Sustainability / Circularity, Waste management, Sanitation, Water, health, disaster management, urbanization, gender, inclusive development, cross cuttings issues –Livelihood, Training & Skill Development, Governance, sustainable business practices, technical advisory, project management, proposal writing, fund raising

Contributed 20+ years with international sector partners viz The World Bank, GIZ, Asian Development Bank, WaterAid UK, USAID, UNICEF, WSUP London, UNITAR Geneva, Tata Trusts, IRC Netherlands, DFID UK, CSRs, NGOs, CBOs & Government at National/ State / local level

Key Contributions

Designed policies, strategies, guidelines on environment and sustainable waste management at National (Urban & Rural Ministries), State (15+ State Governments across the country) and local level

Training, capacity development, skill development of 20000+ professionals nationally, internationally

Research on environmental and development issues with India’s top research institutions- Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Institute for Social and Economic Change Bangalore and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Mumbai (RBI institute)

Awards & Recognitions

Recipient of ‘Yashwantrao Chavhan (1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra) Gratitude Award – 2024’ for exemplary contribution in Environmental Sector by the prestigious Yashwantrao Chavhan Centre, Mumbai

Won prestigious ‘ICT 4 Inclusion Challenge 2022’ award- by Atos and German Technical Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf BMZ as part of the Make-IT Alliance and together with partners Zero Project Austria and Ability Foundation – as team leader

• • Awarded as Fellow under the Zero Impact transfers program instituted by ESSL Foundation Austria, ASHOKA USA, Zero Project Austria
  • Fellow award by the United Nations Institute for Training And Research, Geneva
  • Fellowship award by the Reserve Bank of India–2001
  • Young Scientist Award by National Environment Science Association, New Delhi, 1999.

Founded CIRCLE ACADEMY, CSEDI LLP, Nature Culture (A brand for ecofriendly products, handicrafts), Humlog: We the People (a civil society organization)

Authored more than 7o research papers, policy documents, technical guidelines, strategies, research paper, training manuals, conferences papers, etc

Member of various National and International bodies/committees, Think Tanks