Speaker

Country Director, India and Lead – Policy and Govt Relations,
South & Southeast Asia at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

M Hari Menon leads the India office of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role as a Director of the India office, Hari is in charge of managing the foundation’s work areas in India, intending to improve conditions of family health, sanitation, digital financial inclusion, agriculture, and gender equality. He leads these efforts to advance the country’s health and development goals by working closely with India’s central and state governments, local and global non-profits, community groups, researchers, and the private sector. Hari’s key focus is to continue to partner with India, on our aligned mission to transform the lives of people who are most in need, by bringing to bear our technical and global expertise. Since 2017, he has also been overseeing the foundation’s policy and government relations for South and South-East Asia.

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