Channa is currently Team Leader of the EU-Switch Policy Support programme for the Government of the Philippines. He also serves as a consultant to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta and the UK Government.
In a career spanning 18 years, Channa has worked as a consultant and project manager providing expertise to Governments, Industry and Civil Society in the areas of Development Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), ICT for Development (ICT4D) and Sustainable Development including Green Growth.
He has served in over 40 international projects across Europe, South Asia, SE Asia and China. These include programs supported by the European Union (EU), UNDP, the Asian Development Bank, USAID and DFID.
Channa holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the renowned Lancaster University Management School of UK and a PhD in the Management and Evaluation of Development Projects in Asia.