Honorary Governing Council

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G. Sudhir

G Sudhir, IAS (Retd) is the Founder and Director of CDPP. He served as Special Chief Secretary in undivided Andhra Pradesh...

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G. Sudhir

G Sudhir, IAS (Retd) is the Founder and Director of CDPP. He served as Special Chief Secretary in undivided Andhra Pradesh and was also Chairman of the 2015 Commission of Inquiry to study socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in Telangana.

Syed Adeeluddin

Syed Adeeluddin is the Director of CDPP. He is a philanthropist and social worker juggling his family construction business alongside...

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Syed Adeeluddin

Syed Adeeluddin is the Director of CDPP. He is a philanthropist and social worker juggling his family construction business alongside. He is an engineering graduate of Osmania University, and has completed his MBA (Finance).

Amir Ullah Khan

Amir Ullah Khan is Research Director at CDPP and Editor of the Journal of Development Policy and Practice...

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Amir Ullah Khan

Amir Ullah Khan is Research Director at CDPP and Editor of the Journal of Development Policy and Practice. A development economist and former civil servant, he is also Adjunct Professor at MCRHRDI of Government of Telangana.

Neelima Khetan

Neelima Khetan is a CSR and social sector professional with nearly four decades of experience.

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Neelima Khetan

Neelima Khetan is a CSR and social sector professional with nearly four decades of experience. She is the Managing Partner at Nous Consultants and was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. She has held leadership roles in Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, and Coca-Cola India. With grassroots experience at PRADAN, Seva Mandir, and AIF, she also served as Acting Director at IRMA. An author and board member of several non-profits, she holds degrees from IRMA and SRCC.

Amitabh Kundu

Amitabh Kundu is a Professor Emeritus at L. J. University, Ahmedabad, a Visiting Professor at MANUU, Hyderabad, and a Trustee of Development Alternatives, Delhi.

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Amitabh Kundu

Amitabh Kundu is a Professor Emeritus at L. J. University, Ahmedabad, a Visiting Professor at MANUU, Hyderabad, and a Trustee of Development Alternatives, Delhi. Formerly a Professor and Dean at JNU, he chaired key committees, including the Post-Sachar Evaluation, Diversity Index (Ministry of Minority Affairs), Housing Shortage Estimation (Urban Development), and Housing Start-Up (RBI).

Saleema Razvi

Saleema Razvi is Research Economist at Copenhagen Consensus Center. She has previously worked in organisations...

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Saleema Razvi

Saleema Razvi is Research Economist at Copenhagen Consensus Center. She has previously worked in organisations like Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Population Foundation of India and UNICEF.

Abdul Shaban

Abdul Shaban Is Professor at Centre for Public Policy, Habitat and Human Development, School of Development Studies,...

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Abdul Shaban

Abdul Shaban Is Professor at Centre for Public Policy, Habitat and Human Development, School of Development Studies, TISS, Mumbai. He has also been visiting Professor/fellow at several leading universities such as the LSE, Muenster University, Erasmus University and Paris Diderot University.

Jeemol Unni

Jeemol Unni is a Professor at Ahmedabad University. She is former Director and RBI Chair Professor of Economics at...

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Jeemol Unni

Jeemol Unni is a Professor at Ahmedabad University. She is former Director and RBI Chair Professor of Economics at of Institute of Rural Management, Anand. A specialist in labour economics, she is Editorial Board member of Indian Journal of Labour Economics and Journal of Development Policy and Practice.

Aalok Wadhwa

Aalok Wadhwa is a management professional with around three decades of experience working in FMCG,...

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Aalok Wadhwa

Aalok Wadhwa is a management professional with around three decades of experience working in FMCG, online and social media content, publishing and retail businesses. A graduate of St. Stephen's College, he has an MBA from IIM-B.

Sumaira Naser

She is a philanthropist, educationist and an environmentalist.

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Sumaira Naser

She is a philanthropist, educationist and an environmentalist. She is also a patron for the 'Telangana Science Fair Academy' which promotes scientific temperament amongst youth, an advisor at the 'International Women's Startup Corridor' (IWSC) with a focus to promote women's health.

Rathin Roy

Rathin is a Visiting Senior Fellow at ODI.

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Rathin Roy

Rathin is a Visiting Senior Fellow at ODI. He was previously ODI’s Managing Director. His policy interests and research has mainly focused on fiscal and macroeconomic issues pertinent to human development in developing and emerging economies. Before joining ODI, Rathin was the Director and CEO of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi. He has previously worked as an Economic Diplomat and Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with postings in London, New York, Kathmandu and Brasilia. He has also served as an Economic Adviser with the Thirteenth Finance Commission, New Delhi, in the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India. Rathin holds a Ph.D and an M.Phil in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MA in Economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and BA (Hons) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. He has taught at the Universities of Manchester and London.