Gandhar Desai

Gandhar Desai is a Programme Manager at the Singapore Agri-Food Innovation Lab (SAIL) at Nanyang Technological University, where responsibilities include driving the Co-Innovation Programme to foster partnerships for agri-food innovation. Previous experience includes serving as an Analyst at UNDP, leading the Sustainable and Digital Agriculture workstream, and managing the Cultiv@te initiative, which piloted technological solutions across multiple regions. Other roles include a Knowledge Associate internship at AVPN, where contributions involved co-authoring a white paper on collaborative philanthropy, and consultancy positions at UNDP and the World Bank, focusing on gender, agriculture, and private sector engagement. Educational qualifications include a Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani.