Professional Record

Curriculum Vitae

Partner & India Country Director

Apr 2025 - Present

Expectation State Limited

London, UK | New Delhi, India

Spearheading India, South, and Southeast Asia Practice. Driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and business development.

Business Case Development Expert - Sustainable Forestry and Renewable Energy Programme, LuxDev Rwanda

Team Lead - Enhancing Financial Inclusion for Forcibly Displaced People, UNHCR Uganda

Co-Director

Jan 2021 - Present

LSE Research & Education India Foundation

Mumbai & New Delhi, India

Promoting the LSE Foundation India, facilitating establishment and operational launch, spearheading fundraising for underprivileged student scholarships.

Advisor - Value Chain Expert

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

United Nations World Food Programme

New Delhi, India

Devised value chain analysis methodologies, identified and profiled commodities for value chain development, and executed studies of high-growth value chains.

Director - Global Affairs

Nov 2024 - Sep 2025

Mai Labs Private Limited (Kalp Foundation)

New Delhi, India & San Francisco, USA

Spearheading development of new markets across Africa and Asia, leading negotiations with governments, and securing financial support through grant fundraising.

Cross Border Strategy & Fund Raise Lead

Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

Provenio Astral International LLP

India, Singapore & Vietnam

Devised cross-border investment strategy for pharmaceutical manufacturing in Vietnam. Led negotiations for fiscal and non-fiscal benefits.

South-South & Triangular Cooperation Expert

Jul 2022 - Mar 2024

United Nations World Food Programme

New Delhi, India

Conducted needs-based assessment and gap analysis for countries in Africa and Asia. Identified countries to leverage India's expertise in millet value chain.

Senior Non-Key Expert

Dec 2021 - Jul 2022

Particip GmbH

Freiburg, Germany

Mapped trade between EU and India, identified key sectors for trade and biodiversity, and developed proxies for traceability and monitoring of green trade.

Project Lead

May 2021 - Aug 2022

The African Export Import Bank

Cairo, Egypt

Designed and implemented training programme on Export Trading Companies across several African countries. Developed programme content on AfCFTA.

Lead Strategist

Jan 2019 - May 2021

Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Brussels, Belgium

Designed Trilateral Development Strategy between India, the EU, and Africa. Identified geopolitically important African countries for cooperation.

Project Coordinator & Lead Strategist

Jun 2019 - Oct 2022

Ministry of Commerce, Government of Zambia

Lusaka, Zambia

Drafted development strategy for the Lobito Corridor Trade Facilitation. Identified legal and regulatory issues impacting cross-border trade.

Lead Expert - Development Strategy & Trade

Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

Olam Gabon / Gabon SEZ

Libreville, Gabon

Advised on bilateral trade policy matters, reviewed bilateral agreements, and provided trade advisory on improving export products and investment strategy.

International Consultant - Trade Strategy

May 2017 - Jan 2018

International Trade Centre

Geneva, Switzerland

Designed and drafted the National Export Strategy for Sri Lanka. Conducted national and regional level consultations.

Private Sector Development & SME Expert

Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

PricewaterhouseCoopers

New Delhi, India

Advised on Private Sector Development and SME development initiative for GROW Bihar. Provided strategic guidance to strengthen Bihar's policy framework.

Promoter & Managing Director

Aug 2010 - Jul 2015

Avignam Advisors

India

Promoted Avignam Group with a vision to alleviate poverty through private sector development and South-South agenda.

Senior Consultant - Tax & Regulatory

Dec 2007 - Jul 2010

PricewaterhouseCoopers

New Delhi, India

Provided expert advice on India's inbound investment policies. Structured India entry strategies and conducted regulatory due diligence.

Assistant Vice President

Dec 2006 - Nov 2007

SKIL Infrastructure Limited

Mumbai, India

Contributed to corporate strategy focusing on SEZs, Shipyards, and Airports. Developed business strategies for new infrastructure projects.

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