My diverse experience has provided me with a unique combination of opportunities across privateand NGO sector, program implementation and research, quantitative and qualitative research, media and social sector, managing internal as well as external priorities and critically research as well as program implementation. Throughout these experiences I have successfully managed a range of medium to large scale research projects; implemented large scale programs in India and in select countries in Africa; understanding the nuances of the project outputs and crafting research needs accordingly; managed a range of stakeholders such as creative teams, program teams, donors andgovernment partners; managed supplier consultants and vendors; interacted with government partners on project outputs and implementation; managed and played a key role in effectively implementing the award winning mobile based services in India. Currently, working at IPE Global as a Associate Director, implementing a USAID funded $37.5 million project on innovative financing. The role is to find high-impact solutions to address COVID pandemic through blended finance solutions.