Nikhil Dugal

Biography

Nikhil Dugal works as a Consultant at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship where he has been instrumental in building the Systems Change Observatory, a long-term empirical study of systems change efforts in the social impact space, including pathways, challenges and solutions.

Previously, Nikhil was the co-founder of Aadhan Infrastructure, a company engaging in eco-friendly construction practices (www.aadhan.org). Aadhan engaged in building modular container infrastructure for development sector organizations operating in rural and urban areas in northern India.

He also has previous experience working in financial inclusion and impact evaluation at IFMR LEAD in India. As a Policy Outreach associate, he helped with the clear communication of complex research outcomes to policymakers, bankers and other stakeholders. He was also the Principal Investigator for a study on the graduation of long-term microfinance clients to formal banking in Tamil Nadu.

Nikhil's interests include applied systems thinking, public speaking and facilitation. He is also a Skoll scholar, having completed his MBA from the Saïd Business School at Oxford University in 2018.