V.S Chandrashekar
Chief Executive Officer
V.S.Chandrashekar, or Chandra as he is known to colleagues and friends, has spent over three decades steeped in the reproductive health field in India, bringing with him an array of expertise in family planning, maternal health, safe abortion, and HIV/AIDS. Beginning with social marketing, Chandra has managed large service delivery, technical assistance, capacity building and behavior change communication programs at state and national levels. He has worked with cooperatives, national and international NGOs and the private sector. His previous positions include - Country Advisor - India, Population and Reproductive Health Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Country Program Director, Population Services International; Country Director – Ipas; Resident Advisor, Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University and TTK Healthcare. Prior to joining the reproductive health sector, Chandra was involved in the dairy cooperative movement in the state of Madhya Pradesh. He holds a post-graduate diploma in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management Anand (Gujarat, India) as well as a Bachelor’s in Business Management from the University of Mysore.
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