A Post graduate in Economics and having certificate from Harvard Business School (Boston), the National Defence College (New Delhi), the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants (New Delhi) and the Indian School of Public Administration (New Delhi) has over 38 years of experience and expertise in Finance, Oversight, Procurement, Governance, Technical Cooperation, Policy Formulation, Advocacy, Resource Mobilization. She had long service at senior levels in the Central Government and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), heading Departments of Finance, Oversight, and Policy coordination with Member Countries and helped position the organization in meeting global standards in various compliance areas for raising additional funding from new sources.