Madhu Krishna leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s India initiative on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and manages a portfolio of work at both national ministries and five focus states, and over 40 implementing partners. She has been a development professional for over 25 years, with a special focus on program design, evaluation, policy and advocacy across initiatives including sanitation, public health, agriculture and livelihoods; and women’s empowerment.Before joining the foundation, Madhu worked for a number of organizations in the areas of maternal and child health, family planning and strategy formulation including PATH, FHI, Digital Green, Landesa, and Intra Health. She has a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Delhi.