Professional Experience:
Multi sectoral specialisation
13 years in Public Finance
12 years in Power & Renewable Energy sector
4 years in Sustainable Agriculture Development and Rural Livelihoods
4 years in Industrial Development and Investment Promotion
Unique experience in handling policy formulation and implementation related to multilateral financing for development both as a lender and as a recipient, including negotiating investment and financial assistance agreements for poverty alleviation, social sector development and infrastructure.
Core skills
Devising governance strategies, framing sustainable public policies, building organisations, public finance management, project design & implementation, developing public infrastructure, capacity building and mentorship.
Strategic Oversight and Leadership
Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab (Administrative Head of the Government and for an international border state with about 30 million people and an area of around 50,000 sq. km)
Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Government of Punjab (Administrative head for the departments of Agriculture, Industries, Investment Promotion, Finance, Planning, Governance Reforms, Power and Renewable Energy)
Deputy Commissioner Sangrur, Punjab ( Administrative Head for a district with an area of around 5100 sq. km and a population of about 2.5 million)
Sustainability, Innovation and Organization Building
Devised policy interventions that enhanced the share of Renewables in the energy mix of the state through private participation
Led the policy solutions for a multi-agency effort to tackle the problem of Crop Residue Management and depleting groundwater in the state
Led a campaign to attract private investment by setting up and building INVEST PUNJAB, an innovative and path-breaking unified regulator and Investment Promotion agency.
Successfully anchored the governance reforms that stabilised the tottering public finances of the state.
Academics
Guest faculty at National Audit Academy, Indian School of Business (ISB), Chitkara University, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.