Tanaya joins us as Senior Program Manager - Personnel Management in Tamil Nadu. She worked in the Urban Development amd Governance sector for about 14 years. She has worked as a short term consultant to the World Bank and Mc. Larty Associates -BSAG. Prior to this, she worked with the German Development Corporation in India , 'Die Detsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmBH. Prior to that she worked in multinational consulting group and research organisation. Her work encompassed key areas of formulating policies, preparing manuals, institutional and organisationaldevelopment plans, integrated spatial plans, and capacity building at various administrative levels engaging strategic participatory approaches involving multistakeholder groups. She is an Architect having graduated from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) and pursued a Master of Planning with specialisation in Environmental Planningfrom CEPT University, Ahmedabad. She is certified Neuro-Linguistic practitioner and pursuing Master in Psychology with specilisation in Organisational Development. In her spare time, she loves exploring new places, cultures and participating in various performing arts.