NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Avnish Gungadurdoss is co-founder and managing partner of Instiglio Inc.He has advised a large DFID challenge fund of Bangladesh on the monitoring and evaluation of a portfolio of 18 innovative NGO projects using cutting-edge technology. Prior to that,Avnishhas led the implementation, monitoring and rigorous evaluation of an information campaign in 500 villages of Rajasthan, India for the MIT Poverty Action Lab.He also has also consulted with the World Bank on the implementation of a large social protection program in Bangladesh.Avnishholds an MPA/ID from Harvard Kennedy School and an AB in economics and applied mathematics from Dartmouth.Avnishhas been awarded theEchoing Green fellowshipfor his work at Instiglio. He can be reached atavnish.gungadurdoss@instiglio.org.