Somesh Kumar

Somesh Kumar has had a distinguished career in public service spanning over 35 years. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1989 after serving as a psychologist with the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Apart from serving in various prominent positions in the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, he worked with ActionAid India and Aide et Action, for 8 years on secondment and set up Praxis - Institute for Participatory Practices. As Chief Secretary of Telangana for over 3 years, he played a contributory role in aiding the rapid growth and development of India’s youngest state.