Prabhat Pani is the Executive Director of the Centre for Impact in Sustainable Development at SPJIMR. He holds a PG Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and an engineering degree from BITS, Pilani. Prior to joining academics in 2019, he had held C-level leadership positions with well-known organisations within the hospitality, telecom, and FMCG industries in India, much of it in the Tata group. In his professional career spanning 40 years, he has held vital responsibilities managing portfolios of sales, marketing, general management, partnerships, and philanthropy. He has been consulting with the prominent philanthropic organisation, the Tata Trusts. His research and teaching interests are anchored on social sector topics, SDGs, and impact finance.