M. Arch. – IIT, Kharagpur
B. Arch. – Anna University, Guindy, Madras

Experience: He was former Dean, IIM Bangalore; Advisor, Saudi Arabia Government; Consultant to World Bank and other organizations. Prof. Rao has more than 40 years of experience in government, private sector and academics.

Key Expertise Areas: Urban Planning and Development, Public Policy, Sectoral reforms and Capacity Building.

Fellow - IIM Bangalore
M. Pharm. – BHU-IT
B. Pharm. – BIT, Mesra, Ranchi University
Elementary Certificate in German, Ranchi University

Experience: Has more than 35 years of experience with prestigious organizations like ORG, Baroda; IIHMR, Jaipur and ASCI, Hyderabad before joining STEM.

Key Expertise Areas: His major competencies are Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Capacity Building (CB) and Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) and Quality Improvement (QI). Dr Rao’s sectoral expertise extends over health and other Human Development sectors like education, nutrition, environment, rural development and urban development.
He has extensively published in national and international journals, on health, urban development, bio-medical waste management etc. Dr Rao has also authored chapters in books, training modules and case studies.

M. Tech (Planning) – School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
B. Arch., JNTU - Hyderabad

Experience: About 20 years in research and consultancy in development planning sectors viz. urban development, infrastructure, environment, housing, water and sanitation, among others.

Expertise areas: Advocacy Planning, Policy Research & Strategy Development, Project Formulation & Implementation, Environmental Planning & Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Socio-economic Surveys & Analysis, Program Management, etc. Was associated in more than 45 assignments and led more than 20 research/consultancy assignments.

B. Tech - CIVIL.

Experience: A seasoned civil engineering professional with over four decades of experience with Government of Karnataka in various capacities in different departments including PWD. His vast areas of experience embrace irrigation infrastructure; traffic engineering initiatives such as highways; lake rejuvenation among others. As a Civil Consultant at CPRI, Government of India, he has mentored KPWD engineers, bringing extensive expertise in project execution, tendering, construction management, and infrastructure planning.

Key Expertise Areas: Entail urban development, rejuvenation of water bodies, public infrastructure projects, project execution, tendering, construction management, technical consulting, and arbitration. Negotiation skills and people management are his forte.

Ph.D. in Urban Planning,
M. Plan, B.E. (Civil)

Experience: A professional with over 35 years’ experience in urban and regional planning, development management, and statutory planning. He has rich work experience with different Karnataka’s planning bodies like BDA, BMRDA, BIAAPA, KIADB, and Chitradurga Urban Development Authority. He has led preparation and implementation of master plans, special area and industrial township plans, regional transport studies, and strategic planning for industrial corridors and emerging urban centers.

Key Expertise Areas: Land‑use planning and analysis; zoning and development control; GIS‑based spatial analysis; urban growth forecasting; infrastructure and transport planning, environmental assessment, and industrial area development. Other skill entail project leadership, multidisciplinary team management, stakeholder consultations, statutory compliance, and inter‑agency coordination etc.

Management in Urban Development - Birmingham, U.K
Aerial Photography Interpretation - NRSA, Dehradun
Degree in Town & Country Planning - University of Madras
Master of Engineering (Structures) - University of Bangalore
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) - University of Mysore

Experience: He was former Joint Director of Town Planning, GoK. He has more than 48 years of experience in Urban Planning, Infrastructure Planning (BWSSB) and Development.
He served as Faculty in Urban Planning and allied subjects for Institute of Development Studies, University of Mysore. He also served as Professor – Urban Planning (HUDCO Chair), SIUD, Mysore and was Training Coordinator for Urban Local Bodies (ULB). He is also a trainer of trainers (Leadership).

Key Expertise: Preparation and revision of Master Plans and policy preparation and analysis and Capacity Building.

MA-Sociology.
B.Com.

Experience: Over 30 years in Community Development, Participatory Training, Research Studies, consultancy and Participatory Rural Appraisals in development sectors viz. Rehabilitation & Resettlement, Sanitation and hygiene, watershed development, Sustainable Development among others.

Expertise areas: Participatory Training Methodologies; NGO Management; Rural appraisals and Evaluations; Field studies; etc. Conducted over 80 NGO Development and Sanitation and Hygiene Capacity Building Training programmes and involved in more than 45 research/consultancy assignments.

Master of Social Work (MSW)
B.A.

Experience: More than 13 years of experience in Education, Health & Rural Development sectors. Has working experience in Resettlement projects & Evaluation of Health, Rural development, Social development Agriculture, Environmental assessment studies;

Expertise: Community mobilization/Coordination in field surveys, translation of questionnaires from English to Kannada language, data analysis, planning and develop strategies for NGOs activities, monitoring and supervision of field staff, training, FGDs, etc. Involved more than 10 consultancy assignments.

MBA, B.Tech. Planning

Experience: Her experience spread over 15 years in the domain of urban planning and development. She also works on CSR projects and initiatives. Business development is another area she is closely associated with.

Her multifaceted prowess includes in-depth socio-economic evaluations, traffic and transportation analytics, and comprehensive project lifecycle management—from formulation to flawless delivery. With commanding programme oversight, she propels the seamless realization of complex urban endeavours Urban Planning and Urban Governance

Key Expertise: GIS-enabled master plan development, precision-crafted zonal strategies, and forward-looking perspective planning to drive sustainable urban evolution. Other expertise areas include infrastructure engineering, project lifecycle management, socio- economic/traffic/transportation surveys. She is also associated with training programmes related to urban development and planning.

Post Graduate diploma in Geoinformatics from IGNOU,
B. Tech - CIVIL.

Experience: He has over 9 years of professional experience in preparation of Base Maps and GIS-based Master Plans. He is associated with Master Plans across multiple states in India. under AMRUT 1.0 & 2.0.

Key Expertise: Includes data collection for base maps; land use mapping; DGPS and drone surveys; cadastral digitization; spatial database management; thematic mapping. Also, coordination with multiple government departments.

M. Tech in Structural Engineering & B.E. in Civil Engineering

Experience: Has 9 years of experience in planning, designing, construction supervision and Project management in executing urban infrastructure projects.

Key Expertise: Leveraging advanced tools, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, optimizing resources. Design of RCC structures, preparation of estimates, BOQs, verification of contractor bills, reconciliation of quantities and preparation of drawings for preparing Detailed Project Reports(DPR).
Also, providing inputs for tendering processes, conducting evaluation studies and report writing.

B.Com.

Experience: He has close to 30 years of experience in office administration, management of systems, accounting, and logistics management. He also involved in hiring, training, and performance evaluation of staff; as well as developing, reviewing, and optimizing administrative systems, policies, and procedures contributing to organizational effectiveness.

Key Expertise: Collection of data through interviews, FGDs and other methods for evaluation and other studies/projects. He also contributes to preparation of research reports and other office documents.

MBA in Finance – JNT University, Anantapur
B.COM. – SK University, Anantapur

Experience: He has 7 years of experience in accounting and financial management.

Key Expertise: Tally, auditing, taxation, preparation of balance sheets, budgeting, statutory compliance including filing GST and TDS and other statutory payments.
Also supports data collection, conducting interviews, for evaluation and other studies/projects.