Dr. Ashok Sreenivas

Trustee

Dr. Ashok has a B. Tech and Ph.D in Computer Science from IIT Mumbai. Dr. Ashok has been associated with Prayas (Energy Group) in Pune since mid-2007. He currently works on issues such as fossil fuels, energy security and climate change. This involves analysing and understanding the realities for the Indian energy sector, and critiquing and developing policies and institutional structures that are appropriate to deal with the realities. He finds this journey both challenging and enjoyable. It has helped him understand many facets about energy and India that he would otherwise have been ignorant of. In addition to Prayas, Dr. Ashok is also associated with Parisar, a group working on environment in general and urban transport issues in particular. Though he is currently unable to devote attention to activities at Parisar, he continues to try and help in any way he can. After leaving his "professional" life in 2005, Ashok drifted to Parisar through some common friends and this gradually exposed him to the social sector and the challenges and opportunities there. Prior to working with Parisar and Prayas Dr. Ashok was part of the industrial research team of one of India's largest software houses for over 15 years.