Diwakar Kumar, Marketing & Value Chain Expert, brings to Trickle Up 15 years of experience in the development sector. He has worked at organizations such as JSLPS, PLAN International, and NRLM. He has dedicated his efforts to empowering the poorest communities, expanding their capacity through diverse livelihood interventions, entrepreneurship development, community institution development, financial inclusion, training, and capacity building, along with facilitating the assessment of government entitlements. Diwakar attended college at Ranchi University, he holds a postgraduate degree in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur and pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Development leadership from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Diwakar’s hobbies include playing badminton, cycling, and yoga.