As part of Palladium India's senior leadership team, Sandeep wears multiple hats as he heads Business Development for India and also leads the Economic Growth sector for the region. He has more than 15 years of experience helping international donors like ADB, DFAT, USAID and central, state and local governments in implementation of development projects. Sandeep has strong expertise in program management, implementation and monitoring across multiple sectors such as rural, urban, skilling, livelihoods and entrepreneurship, health, among others. He also represents Palladium in discussions and events including those of industry bodies like FICCI and CII, related to policy, processes and innovations in economic development. Prior to joining Palladium, he has worked for KPMG and EY and was also part of a public sector company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Sandeep is a Chemical Engineer who completed his Post Graduation Diploma in Management (MBA) from the prestigious IIM Kozhikode and certification in Leadership from Wharton. He is a World Bank certified procurement expert and a Prince2Practioner certified in Project Management.