Madhavi Rajadhyaksha

• A governance specialist and former journalist with over 13 years of rich and diverse work experience in South Asia with reputed global and national organizations in India. • Currently lead the India hub of the Public Sector Governance portfolio at Oxford Policy Management, an international development consultancy that is committed to support low and middle income countries achieve growth and reduce poverty and disadvantage through public policy reform. Previously, a Senior Program Officer with the South Asia headquarters of Columbia University's network of Global Centers called the Columbia Global Centers Mumbai • Domain knowledge in institutional reform, building state capacity, political economy analysis, citizen engagement and service delivery mechanisms • Technical skills in strategic research, participatory and action research tools, capacity building, knowledge and project cycle management, multi-stakeholder partnership building and development journalism • Hold a MSc Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, United Kingdom (2010) on a scholarship from the J. N. Tata Endowment Fund, India and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India (2005) • A 2012-2014 Fellow with the Women's Edition (a USAID initiative) for senior-level journalists to examine and write on crucial issues related to women and development