He is currently leading the increased deployment of Advanced Energy Systems under USAID’s SE Asia’s Smart Power Program. Prior to this he was leading the Off-Grid electrification under USAID Power Africa’s Nigeria Power Sector Program and was also Chief of Party of USAID-Private Finance Advisory Network – Asia program. In all these roles he has worked with the governments and private sector to support project development and raise financing for renewable energy projects. He has worked on other similar assignments for various donors in the climate finance and energy sectors, including utility reforms.
He has worked in the corporate sector and held several Board level/C-Level assignments in organizations in manufacturing, energy (including several bio-energy), project development and private equity, and thus has a fully rounded experience across the life-cycle of projects from concept to commissioning and operations and across investment life-cycles from deal sourcing to exits.
He is a Chemical Engineer from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India and an MBA in International Business from Webster University, St Louis USA. He has a Certificate in Solar Technologies from the Renewables Academy, Berlin and Blockchain Technologies – Business Innovation and Applications from MIT Sloan School of Management.
