Dr. Ambika Prasad Nanda is the head of Corporate Social Responsibility of Tata Steel in Odisha. He is a postgraduate in Analytical and Applied Economics and has done his doctoral studies from J.N.U, New Delhi. He has worked with many international NGOs on the issues of education, land rights, sustainable livelihoods, climate change and disaster management to facilitate creation of people’s institutions through participatory public discourse. He has facilitated various research and policy initiatives to deepen democratic governance in Odisha and Jharkhand on issues affecting lives of the poor and marginalized. He has been the head of UNDP for Odisha and Jharkhand and also held the position of Member of the State Planning Board, Government of Odisha