Jagdeesh Puppala has served as the Foundation for Ecological Security's executive director since its inception in 2001. His core areas of interests include the conservation of forests and water, bio-regional planning and land use studies. Jagdeesh is equally interested in alternative narratives on "developmental" issues pertaining to rainfed agriculture in arid, semi-arid, dryland ecosystems as well as in decentralized governance of natural resources, commons and collective action.