Devashish Deshpande Email & Phone Number

New Delhi, Dl, In

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Established and led the Strategic Public Finance function, pivotal state government collaborations in Delhi and Bodoland Territorial Council. • Engineered and directed numerous projects aimed at revenue augmentation, enhancing the quality of expenditure and budgeting across infrastructure, education, nutrition, health, and Panchayati Raj sectors. • Supported subcommittees for revenue reforms in two states on analysis and solutioning • Collaborated with Ministers and/or Secretaries across multiple departments in more than seven states to develop financial analytics units seeking to influence policy and financial oversight. • Spearheaded partnerships with key external organizations, amplifying the foundation's influence and operational scope, including working on building a national alliance. • Selected for the Convergence Foundation's inaugural Leadership Acceleration Programme, recognizing leadership excellence. • Managed a large, geographically dispersed team to design, advocate, and deliver high-impact projects across various states.

New Delhi, Dl, India

New Delhi Area, India

• Initiated and led research on agricultural subsidy rationalization and Direct Income Transfers • Developed and implemented primary research methodologies to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of support measures for the agricultural sector. • Engaged with stakeholders in GOI and state governments to advocate solutions. • Contributed to agriculture related chapter in the Economic Survey of India of that year.

New Delhi Area, India

• Focused on public finance, emphasizing sanitation, government scheme delivery, and expenditure quality in various domains, including water resource management, manual scavenging, social protection, health, nutrition, and child rights. • Worked with renowned professors from RICE and other institutions, contributing to impactful research and policy analysis. • Presented research findings at numerous conferences, showcasing a commitment to addressing public finance and policy challenges. • Conducted both primary and secondary research, underscoring a methodical approach to evidencebased policymaking. • Authored op-eds and participated in podcasts, engaging a broader audience in discussions on public finance and policy effectiveness. Published and disseminated numerous budget briefs.

New Dehi

Completed my stint with IMRB, working as a consultant and in the capacity of acting Group Director, leading the 5 researcher strong Public opinion and Policy research vertical within SRI. Was able to contribute directly and substantively to building key client accounts, and setting up new areas of work, including in psephological polling during two major elections in this period. Was also able to conduct extensive research in largely unexplored areas such as urban sanitation, and citizen engagement.

New Delhi Area, India

Have had the opportunity to conduct numerous evaluation, baseline, formative studies using both quantitative and qualitative research methods across various sectors such as - Reproductive Health Policy, Diarrhoea management, Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Climate Change/ Communication, Health Services, HIV and HRGs, Agriculture, Maternal and Child health, Child Protection, Education among others.

New Delhi Area, India

Began my career as a researcher in the Social and Rural Research Institute, a specialist unit of IMRB Int. Directly involved in conceptualising, designing, and operationalising, large scale as well as customised, primary research projects across India. Was able to develop Quantitative and Qualitative research skills, and worked extensively in the rural sector, and on issues cutting across various domains of social policy.

Mppp, Public Policy

Was a member of the founding batch of a unique programme in Public Policy. Designed for senior professionals, the cohort of 40 included 20.

Master Of Science (Msc), Economics

Electives included Macro and Micro Development Economics and Economic History. Dissertation attempted an exploration of socioeconomic.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics, First Class

Graduated in Economics from DG Vaishnav college, University of Madras. Was ranked first in the Department of Economics at the university.

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