Raj Gilda

Biography

Raj Gilda, a banker-turned-social entrepreneur, leads resource mobilisation and external relations at Lend A Hand India. With over 20 years of experience in education, banking, insurance, and IT, he transitioned to full-time work in the social development sector in 2011. His past roles include positions at Citibank and Deloitte Consulting in New York. Raj has been involved in various government advisory roles, such as a member of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) from 2014-17, appointed by the Gov of India; part of the committee to review the scheme of vocationalization of school education; and part of the Curricular Area Group for Vocational Education under the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023. He is a Chevening Gurukul Scholar at the London School of Economics. He's recognised as a top 100 graduate alumni of the University of Texas at Austin. Raj is an Electronics Engineer from the University of Pune, and holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.