I am a development professional having more than 20 years of experience working in the field of public health, nutrition and social development communication. He is a post graduate in Management and Law.I have been actively involved in maternal and child health development programmes including public health and produced some high voltage advocacy and community led initiatives on safe motherhood (MMR Advocacy in UNICEF), integrated Maternal Newborn and Child Health (WHO) campaign, campaign on Malaria for pregnant and under 5 children on use of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (DFID), empowerment drive on Village Health and Sanitation Committees formation and 52 week multimedia campaign on HNWASH. My work on setting up a Centre of Excellence for Communication and spearheading a large scale community led Participatory Learning and Action initiative with SHGs on integrated maternal, child health, nutrition and WASH called ‘Shakti Varta” is recognised as best practice both at national and international level. He has been actively involved in public sector reforms on electricity regulation and introduction of water users’ organisation in the state of Odisha. He has presented and published international papers on Advocacy strategies in India for MDGs 4&5 and mobilising SHGs on HNWASH. My recent publication include a paper in BMJ open as co-author on Projecting stunting and wasting under alternative scenarios in Odisha, India 2015-2030; a Lives saved Tool (LiST) approachI have also worked with the UNICEF as Consultant, Advocacy and Communication Officer in Odisha and also the Deputy Team Leader of Technical and Management Support Team for Odisha Health Sector and Nutrition Programme of DFID. Currently,I am now working as the Vice President, Programmes leading the Nutrition programme at Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives. My work includes managing a portfolio investment of 350-400 crores that includes a team of 12 people, 10 grants and 17 contracts. The portfolio has a MoU with the Govt. of Odisha to deliver a multi sector nutrition program and works with ten nutrition sensitive departments to deliver the program. In this role I have demonstrated strong advocacy and leadership skills in conceiving and designing of interventions and model projects that has successfully mainstreamed and scaled-up in govt. schemes that has mobilized more than 400 crores as co-funding.