Ashwajit Singh, Managing Director, IPE Global said While Countries around the world are implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, from national quarantines to school closures to sealing off borders, the testing time for India has come. “India is capable of withstanding a short lockdown but we need to be thinking and acting beyond that – perhaps a longer lockdown is imminent in the near future looking at the global corona spiking trends post stage 2 of community transmission.”
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.
