Rahul Agrawal has over 20 years of experience in strategy development and investment planning with expertise in the social development sector. Prior to joining Intellecap, he was the Director at NRMC, an evidence based impact advisory and research firm. His entrepreneurial zeal is guided by the belief that creative disruption through constant innovation is the key to creating large scale impact. In the development sector, Rahul is committed to applying innovative management approaches in solving complex human development issues with an aim to design programs and processes that enable inclusive growth. Over the last two decades, Rahul has led on projects worth over a billion dollars, paving the way for innovative and adaptable solutions for various development challenges. Rahul is passionate about redefining development narratives to design and curate solutions to drive development beyond addressing marginalisation. In his past experience, Rahul has designed and executed greenfield projects in the areas of health and education. Rahul has led on UN and other multilateral/ bilateral agencies supported evaluations on infant and young child nutrition, maternal nutrition, micronutrient supplementation and fortification, child rights and child protection, adolescent health and wellbeing, education. He has been a lead evaluator of the Joint UNICEF-GoB Nutrition Programme and the WFP School Feeding Programme in Bangladesh.
Engaging with governments, development finance institutions, civil society organizations, corporates and foundations in India and South Asia and South East Asia, he has provided technical and programme management advisory to numerous stakeholders, with a strong focus on forging partnerships. He was also nominated as one of the 100 Influencers in India’s Impact Sector in 2018 by Action for India.