Dr. Alok Misra has 33 years of professional experience in international development, rural finance, microfinance, inclusive finance and research at both policy and implementation level. Over 33 years, his career has traversed through NABARD, operationalising NCDEX, heading a global rating agency, academics and at present as CEO & Director of MFIN – India’s first SRO. The career path has taken him for work to 22 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Pacific and Central Asia involving both public sector, private sector and academia. He has undertaken consulting work for various multilaterals like ADB, World Bank, IFC, UNDP and UNCDF. Academically, he holds a Master’s degree in Development Management from Asian Institute of Management, Manila [Gold Medallist], PhD from Victoria University and Fellowship at Tufts University. He has written quite a few books and is a regular feature in national media.