Vivek is a trained medical doctor with a master’s in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing from the LSE and the LSHTM; and a doctorate in Public Health (Political-Economy) from the University of Oxford. In addition, he holds a Diploma in Business Management from the  ICFAI University.

Prior to joining JSGP he worked as an  associate professor at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Earlier to this he worked as a researcher at the Department of Social Policy, LSE and as coordinator of International Long-term care Policy Network (ILPN) based in London. In addition, he has more than a decade long grassroots experience in Development Management.

Vivek is passionate about making basic public health services ‘work’ for the needy citizens.  His research aims to inform policy and practice on evidence-based solutions to supply-side, demand-side and governance barriers to ensure basic services reach the un-reached. He has undertaken several original research studies and has successfully advocated for the study learnings to be considered in policy-making and practice both in India and the United Kingdom.

Vivek teaches courses related to Health Policy, Health Economics, Health Financing and Health Services Management.