Narendranath has been with PRADAN since 1989. He has served in many senior management positions, including leading the embedded cell with the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). He received a degree in mechanical engineering from Kerala University and a PGDRM from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA).
Narendranath is an experienced Development professional who has spent all his career making lives better for the rural poor. Skilled in Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship, Community Development, Project Planning, and Program Management. Extensive grass-roots experience in extreme poverty pockets of the country; in leading professional teams in development projects and also frontal role in the organisation on knowledge building, training and grooming of development professionals and in policy advocacy.