Deepa is the focal point of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) at the ADB India Resident Mission. She is involved in coordinating, managing, and operating projects and programs to effectively implement gender/GESI mainstreaming strategies in ADB operations in India to accelerate progress in gender equality. She has an MPhil and PhD in social sciences from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has more than 23 years of professional experience in evidence-based research, program design, and implementation, focusing on gender equality and women’s empowerment, social inclusion, and public policy.
Before working with ADB, she worked with the Ministry of Women and Child, Government of India, State Governments, International Organizations, Private sector, and Grassroots level organizations.