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Punit Mishra

Also known as: Punit Kumar Mishra

Population Council, Piramal Foundation, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sikkim Manipal University, RTI International, Banaras Hindu University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1283-5385
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Punit Mishra is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in partnership building, business development, research, and monitoring & evaluation of donor-funded projects. He has a proven track record of establishing and managing strategic partnerships with academic institutions, private sector entities, philanthropic organizations, and multilateral donors to support, implement, and expand projects.

Currently, Punit serves as the Lead of partnerships at PopulationCouncil Consulting (PCC), where he has been instrumental in building and managing research networks in collaboration with academic and research institutions across India. His efforts have localized evidence and expanded PCC’s initiatives, successfully raising funds from donors such as USAID, GIZ, UNICEF, and Indian philanthropies. Punit leads various high-impact research projects funded by USAID, GiZ, UNICEF, and other significant donors.

Prior to joining PCC, Punit was the Lead for Research, Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (RMLE) at Piramal Foundation, India. In this role, he oversaw the monitoring, evaluation, and research for the foundation's Health, Education, and Water verticals. He managed the RMLE for the Aspirational Districts Collaborative (ADC) across 112 districts, including the Government of India’s “Transformation of Aspirational Districts” initiative with NITI Aayog. Punit also led research for the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for knowledge management of tribal health and nutrition at the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.

Punit has also served as a Senior Associate at RTI International, leading the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation domain within RTI India's Health vertical. He managed evaluation projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). Additionally, he worked as a Health Financing Specialist at Abt Associates for a USAID-funded health finance and governance project, which aimed at developing state-level health accounts and conducting public health expenditure reviews. Punit has also served as an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Delhi, teaching courses on statistical inference and research methodology.

With rich experience in establishing performance monitoring and review systems, Punit has designed and implemented numerous operations research projects, social and behavior change interventions, and multi-round longitudinal studies. He has a strong background in analyzing large-scale data available in the public domain and has designed and conducted multi-round evaluation studies for national and state governments, multilateral donors, and non-profit organizations across India and Africa. Punit has mentored many young researchers on RMLE, data analytics, and data quality audits for government stakeholders, partners, and program teams. He has extensively published and disseminated his research findings at various scientific conferences globally.

Employment

  • Population Council Lead - Research Partnerships and Alliances
    2023 - Present
  • Population Council Senior Program Manager
    2022 - 2023
  • Piramal Foundation Lead - RMLE
    2019 - 2022
  • RTI International Senior Associate
    2015 - 2019

Education

  • Jawaharlal Nehru University PhD
    2011 - 2015
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University M.Phil
    2009 - 2011
  • Sikkim Manipal University MBA
    2008 - 2010
  • Banaras Hindu University Master of Arts
    2007 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (11)