Dr. Niranjan Saggurti, PhD, is a demographer, statistician and public health researcher with more than 20 years of experience in program and policy oriented research and evaluations. He specializes in sexual and reproductive health in India, and currently provides technical and strategic oversight to the Council’s research, evaluation and implementation science work.
Previously, Dr. Saggurti worked as a Senior Program Officer with the Measurement, Learning and Evaluation team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Currently, he is on several core committees of the Indian government, including India FP2020, Ending PMTCT, RMNCAH Coalition; and is a technical advisor to a number of research-based nonprofits in New Delhi. Dr. Saggurti has published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has implemented numerous interventions, evaluated their effectiveness and sustainability.

Anil Paul, a management graduate, is a result-oriented, seasoned corporate strategist and management professional. Paul has held senior management positions for over 30 years in the public and non-profit sectors. In addition to his board responsibilities, he serves as Director of Administration, Finance & Human Resources with Population Council, India. He has led the operations at the Population Council for over two decades and has provided leadership during major organizational changes and restructuring at the local level.