Speaker name: Vaibhav Gupta
Designation: Senior Associate, Clinton Health Access Initiative
Role deconstructed: Government Consulting
Expertise: Development consulting, good governance
Focus issue areas: Skilling, healthcare
About the podcast:
What is government consulting? What does working in government consulting look like? What are the different ways in which you can advise the government for development projects? What are the pros and cons of working in such a role? What skills do you need to have to enter and succeed in the role? How can you build a career here?
Listen to this podcast to answer these questions and many more. In this three-part podcast, you will learn about (i) Vaibhav’s work at Clinton Health Access Initiative’s work in the government consulting role, (ii) his previous stints in providing consulting services to the government, and (iii) his guidance on building a career in the government consulting role.
About the speaker:
Vaibhav comes with a total work experience of over 6.5 years in governance and public policy working across NGOs, State Governments, Union Government and Governance Consulting organizations. During this journey, Vaibhav has worked with Clinton Health Access Initiative, Samagra, and the Ministry for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in Govt. of India. His prime responsibilities included policy advisory & making, as well as program strategy & implementation. Vaibhav has also worked as a Legislative Assistant to a Member of Parliament.
A PGP graduate from ISB and an engineer from DTU, Vaibhav has a keen interest in program designing and end-to-end execution, to reach the eventual impact. His research and case studies on low-cost Jugaad strategies, CSR for skill development, social enterprising organizations, and healthcare have been published and presented at various international journals and forums.
