Meet the Founder

Prof.Dr.Raju Chandrasekar is the Founder of the World Development Foundation 1991(WDF). He has been involved in all aspects of WDF's development since 1991. Since 1973, he is a Senior Executive, Management Practitioner and Academician. During his several decades of professional experience he has split his time between hands-on international managerial work, consulting and academics in over 45 countries. He began his development career at the United Nations (UN). During his tenure at the UN, he led Income generation activites on a large scale to the local communities as assignments in Lesotho, Jordan, India and Thailand. The lasting impact and tangible results generated at these countries are remembered even today.