Selected mandates

Dated assignment schedules, and the firm's own contracted assignments as they arise, are furnished with each expression of interest.

Design and establishment of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

Institution
Government of India
Country
India
Role
Institutional design and establishment
Services provided
Design and establishment of a public–private institution to finance and scale vocational training delivery, covering its mandate, funding model, provider accreditation and outcome verification architecture.

“Nai Manzil” — education and skills scheme for minority-community school dropouts

Institution
Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India (financed by the World Bank)
Country
India
Role
Architect of the scheme, as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs
Period
2014 – 2015
Services provided
Design of a World Bank–financed national scheme combining bridge schooling with skills training and placement for minority-community dropouts, including the delivery architecture and outcome verification framework.

Establishment of the BRICS New Development Bank

Institution
Government of India
Country
Multi-country (BRICS)
Role
Chief Negotiator for India
Period
2012 – 2014
Services provided
Negotiation of the founding architecture of a new multilateral development bank — capital structure, governance, membership and voting arrangements — on behalf of the Government of India.

G20 and BRICS finance track

Institution
Government of India
Country
Multi-country
Role
Finance Deputy for India; Co-Chair, G-20 Framework Working Group
Period
2012 – 2014
Services provided
Representation of India in the G20 and BRICS finance tracks, including co-chairmanship of the Framework Working Group on strong, sustainable and balanced growth, and chairmanship of the secretaries’ group on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Investment promotion and institutional reform missions

Institution
UNCTAD and other United Nations agencies
Country
Sudan, South Africa, Fiji, Ecuador, Uzbekistan, Cambodia
Role
Investment-promotion expert
Services provided
Advisory missions on investment promotion policy, investor facilitation institutions and the sub-national investment climate, delivered as an expert engaged by United Nations agencies.

Fiscal sustainability guidelines for public–private partnerships

Institution
UNECE Sub-Committee on Fiscal Sustainability Guidelines
Country
Geneva / multi-country
Role
Member, core drafting team
Services provided
Drafting of international guidance on the fiscal treatment and sustainability assessment of PPP commitments, as a member of the sub-committee’s core drafting team.