Manoj Gulati Regional Director, South Asia

Manoj champions Water.org’s strategy, vision and water and sanitation program expansion in South Asia. He is responsible for scaling strategic partnerships that increase access to financing for water and sanitation.

Manoj has more than 25 years of experience in IT, supply chain management and the development sector in both India and the U.S. Prior to joining Water.org, Manoj was the Senior Director, SE Asia and Country Director, India for SightLife, and was instrumental in scaling operations for over 17 eye banks in the region. Manoj obtained his MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Manoj serves on the steering committee for the India Sanitation Coalition (ISC) and is the Chair of ISC Credit Financing Working Group.

“You may believe you are improving the lives of others, but in truth you are only learning to improve your own. To solve a global crisis of the highest magnitude, each person must be comfortable with innovation and testing new business models. Status quo is not present in the DNA of Water.org”