shriya Ramachandran

I am a Public affairs and Government relations  professional with over 15 years experience working for multilateral and bilateral organizations.

Since completing my master’s degree, I have worked for more than 15 years in the field of international business development and investment promotion.  From 2007 -2011 I was a Research Association in Sustainable Development with TERI, from 2011-2014, I was a Program Manager for Cleantech Finland, 2014-2019 I worked as Trade Commissioner (Infrastructure) at the Canadian High Commission.Between 2020-2021, I lead a Canadian ICT Company Teknobuilt set up their regional office in Egypt and helped procuring their first two commercial government contract which has enabled them to expand their presence in the region. In my present role as a Senior Specialist (Consultant) at International Finance Corporation (IFC) from 2021-current, I work with country offices around the globe on development and dissemination of Country Private sector Diagnostics (CPSDs) along with in-market stakeholder engagements. In all these roles I have worked to promote and market goods, products, and services from foreign companies to the Indian and international markets.  I have also supported targeted outreach activities, events, and official visits related to trade promotion, foreign direct investment, and research and innovation partnerships. 

2022        THE JOHN E. ANDERSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, USA Post Graduate Program in Management for Professionals

2016       FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRAINING, ONTARIO, CANADA -       Diploma in International Trade  2002       ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI, INDIA  Masters in Social Psychology – Cognitive Behavior, Statistics, Industrial psychology, Research Methods and practical 

2001       BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN, NEW DELHI, INDIA Post graduate diploma in Public Relations – Ranked second in course

2000       UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, NEW DELHI, INDIA  Graduate in Humanities with major in Psychology and English, from Lady Shriram College, University of Delhi – Ranked in the top 5 in college