Sanjiv J Phansalkar had been associated with Tata Trusts since 2007 as Programme Director. Phansalkar received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and taught for a number of years at the Institute for Rural Management Anand (IRMA). He has worked as a freelance consultant with, inter alia, International Development Enterprises – India (IDEI), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) among others. He had led the International Water Management Institute – Tata (IWMI-Tata) Water Policy Programme during 2005-07. He is currently a visiting faculty at IIM-Udaipur and part of advisory boards of various organizations. He has authored seven books till date and several papers in national and international journals.