An accomplished public health professional with more than nineteen years of experience with diverse populations. He has expertise in project development & management, program monitoring, partnership management, donor relations, human resources, and financial management. His experience includes work with the HIV/AIDS, Social Marketing, CSR Management, Pharmaceutical, and FMCG & International trade sectors.
Shirish is adept at designing and leading comprehensive health programs on key public health issues. He is acknowledged for having successfully managed large-scale programs to improve the health and welfare of the vulnerable, especially women and children.
Prior to joining MiracleFeet India, Shirish worked in middle management roles with leading organizations; in the capacity of the Manager (Programs) for Public Health Foundation of India & National AIDS Control Organization. Project Manager for Nutrition International & Business Development Manager for Emaxicom Limited based at Luanda, Angola.
Shirish’s program experience comprises of working with governments of India in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam & NE states, partners and donors, such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Shirish has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Institute of Management & Technology, Ghaziabad, India as well as Master of Social Studies from the Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, India
Previous key achievements include:
- Developed a strategic roadmap for the Public Health Foundation of India (Gujarat) for Employer Led Model (ELM) services focusing on the poor and marginalized migrant workforce of India
- Working for Technical Support Group, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), led a team of experts and sub-grantee NGOs to implement the condom social marketing program in eleven HIV high-prevalence states of India
- As part of the middle management team working with Nutrition International, was responsible for overall development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Fortification Program of Gujarat
He is fluent in English & Hindi with a functional knowledge of Gujarati. He enjoys traveling, classical music, reading & cricket.