Dr. Vishal Massey

Senior Visiting Fellow, Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainability, and Governance and Development themes

Dr Vishal Massey holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology, as well as a master’s degree in management and social work. Additionally, he is actively engaged in the field of Political Science as a student. He has more than 21 years of experience in research (qualitative and quantitative, academics and operations) and capacity development with technical expertise across disciplines. He focuses on strengthening government policies, monitoring and evaluation, gathering large databases, and analysing them in creative ways. He has experience in work with Government (NVDA/NVDD), UNICEF, Bilateral Agency-DANIDA.

He has written more than 13 research papers, more than 15 international reports, and is involved with a leading international think tank- The Club of Rome at the board level. Being an association with aboriginal roots, his main focus is on tribal development through technology transfer and research as well as empowering vulnerable communities in governance and policies.