Vinoj heads up a multi-disciplinary team of more than 150 staff based in 12 offices around the country. He oversees IDF’s efforts to improve the sexual and reproductive health ecosystem in the country. Vinoj, who has more than three decades of marketing and program management experience, is particularly interested in strengthening the capacity of health systems to provide high-quality abortion and contraceptive care and improving the evidence base for the provision of safe abortion care. Before coming to Ipas in 2002, Vinoj worked with a variety of organizations, including the Swiss Development Cooperation, PATH, and the National Dairy Development Board. He has a post-graduate diploma in rural management and an MBA Plus leadership certificate from the School of Business, Portland State University.

Sangeeta leads the Health Systems unit at IDF which focusses on capacity building of healthcare workers including strengthening of clinical and training skills of the providers. She has contributed towards creating a pool of master trainers for Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) training initiatives and a group of clinical mentors to support the service provision of trained providers. Sangeeta has played an important role in the development of the CAC training package, launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and continues to contribute towards development of new training documents. She has represented IDF and presented at various national and international fora. A gynecologist by qualification, Sangeeta has worked with various organizations in the field of public and reproductive health including Marie Stopes and PRIME/INTRAH.

Aarathi leads the HR function at IDF. She has over 15 years of experience in HR and L&D, managing the entire gamut of employee life cycle. Hands-on experience in designing & implementation of various HR policies and processes, connecting with leaders to understand business growth, culture and people challenges and devising creative solutions that are business impacting. Her focus areas are talent management and growth, learning strategies to boost organization capability, employee wellness and engagement. A large part of her experience has been in the development sector with organizations like ActionAid, J-Pal and Magic Bus India Foundation. Aarathi holds a Post Graduate Diploma in HR from All India Management Association.

In addition to leading the fundraising and external communications efforts, Anisha builds on her association of over a decade with Ipas and contributes to the overall strategy and management of the organization. Her focus areas also include documentation of programs and results; and support to policy initiatives. Anisha is keenly interested in improving health care for young people; integrating reproductive rights with human rights; and analyzing impact of projects for improved planning and leveraging. She holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law from the National Law School, Bangalore; and a master’s degree in Linguistics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Arun has over 24 years of experience in the development sector, with focus on projects related to family planning, abortion care, maternal and child health, nutrition, adolescent SRH, and health system strengthening across multiple states. He currently leads IDF’s VIKALP project in Rajasthan assisting the government in increasing the use of reversible contraceptives among low-parity women and couples.

Prior to IDF, Arun held leadership roles at PATH India, FRHS India, and Pathfinder International, contributing to key public health initiatives including respiratory care during COVID-19, adolescent health, and neglected diseases like Kala-azar. He has also worked with HLFPPT, the Institute for OneWorld Health, and UNICEF-supported programs. Arun holds a master’s degree in Public Health, a postgraduate diploma in Public Health Services Management, a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration (Marketing), and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Devendra has more than 17 years of experience in Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, Nutrition & Adolescent (RMNCH+A), Program Implementation & Management, NGOs partnerships and capacity building of stakeholders with different organizations in Uttar Pradesh. Prior to IDF, Devendra was associated with India Health Action Trust (UPTSU), fhi360, Care India and PANI in different capacities. Devendra has a PhD in social work from Lucknow University, and a Postgraduate degree in Social Work from Dr. R. M. L. Awadh University, Faizabad. He was awarded the Governor’s Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in Masters in Social Work.

Gopal has been working with IDF since 2014; he has over 15 years’ experience of implementing and managing multiple social project management programs with leading non-profit organizations, government agencies and the corporate sector. He holds a Master’s in Social Work, and a Post-Graduation Diploma in Personal Management and Industrial Relations.

Moumita is a public health professional with over sixteen years of experience in maternal child health and nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods. At IDF, she manages operations in the region comprising of six states, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health programs. She possesses extensive experience in designing and undertaking monitoring and evaluation, and qualitative and quantitative research. Before joining IDF, Moumita worked as Program Manager, Maternal Child Health & Nutrition (MCH&N) at the India delegation office of Terre des Hommes, Lausanne, based in Kolkata. She has also worked with the Reliance Foundation; Institute for Reproductive Health, Lucknow; and the National Rural Health Mission – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Rajasthan. Moumita holds a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from University of Delhi.

Nadeem Akhtar Khan leads the VIKALP project at IDF, driving efforts to increase use of reversible contraceptives among low-parity women in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. He also leads IDF’s technical assistance to the Government of Assam for introducing and scaling up subdermal implants and MPA-SC in the public sector. With over 20 years of experience in sexual and reproductive health, Nadeem has led national programs focused on family planning. This includes serving as the head of the National Technical Support Unit–Family Planning at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, where he provided technical assistance in introducing new contraceptives into the National Family Planning program and in designing the Mission Parivar Vikas initiative to expand access to contraception in high-fertility districts. Nadeem was also part of the core team behind India’s FP2020 and FP2030 vision documents. He holds a postgraduate degree in Social Work with a specialization in Human Resource Management from Aligarh Muslim University.

Pooja Sethi heads the Finance & Administration departments at IDF. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession and earned her accountancy degree from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Prior to joining IDF, she worked in both the nonprofit and the for- profit sectors. She previously served as finance controller in Public Health Foundation of India and Director Finance in Helpage India.

Rita is a public health Professional with more than 15 years of experience in liaising and coordination with the state governments and MoHFW. Prior to joining IDF, Rita served as Consultant Training and Human Resources with Regional Resource Centre, North East, Government of India where she would liaise with Mission Directors, National Health Mission and other officials, with MH&FW in Delhi for technical inputs for National Health Mission implementation. She would also provide technical support in preparation of annual State PIP and be responsible for capacity building for implementation of NHM.

Rita has done her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Tezpur University, Assam. She has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Care Management from Symbiosis Centre for Health, Pune.

Shenoy heads the Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Care (CCC) programs at IDF. Shenoy has close to 13 years of experience in social marketing and program management and has worked on varied health projects aimed at improving service delivery among public and private sector health facilities. Prior to joining IDF in 2013, Shenoy worked with Population Services International (PSI). He has a master’s degree in Social Work.