A K Shiva Kumar , a New Delhi based development economist, policy advisor, and evaluator, has over the past 40 years, taught economics, undertaken evaluations, conducted research and policy analysis, worked closely with governments, international agencies, and civil society organisations to advocate for changes in public policy and legislation. He teaches economics and public policy as a visiting faculty member at Ashoka University, the Indian School of Business, and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Shiva Kumar is a Board Member of the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children, Co-Chair of Know in Violence in Childhood, and a member of the Leadership Councils of both the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Global Women’s Institute, The George Washington University, Washington DC. He is President of the Sanskriti Foundation and serves on the Boards of Centre for Science and Environment, and Institute for Rural Management, Anand.