Amarendra has over three decades of experience managing large scale projects in health and other sectors in India. He has a doctorate and a Masters in Anthropology from University of Delhi, India. Amarendra comes with strong leadership skills and program management capacity and has worked with several donor agencies. He is a Director at Palladium India, in addition to being the Country Team Lead for NPI EXPAND India. He has previously worked with KPMG, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, the World Bank and CARE International. He has worked extensively on primary health care, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS in India.