Address: Mel Mana, (Karavattamangalam) PO Ooramana,
Kerala, India, Pin 686663.
Contact: Cell +91-9947670887; E mail:
melmana@gmail.com; Skype drkmgeorge
Education: PhD in Economics.
Work Experience: 45 years in India and abroad.
Languages Known: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Pidgin,
and English.
Areas of Specialisation: Monitoring & Evaluation; Socio
–Economic Surveys; Micro Finance; Inclusive Development,
Poverty Reduction Studies; Studies on the Impact of
Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
Rural Interaction: Visited 7500 villages & Settlements
(Interacted with 99,000 people in Afghanistan, India, Papua
New Guinea & North Korea; Rwanda, South Sudan & Iraq).
Publications: 99 Papers, two books & 60 Monitoring &
Evaluation Reports; Attended & or chaired 10,000
conferences and seminars.
Membership in Professional Bodies: Indian Society of
Agricultural Economics, Sustainable Development Forum
(SDF).
Listed in Marquis (USA) “Who’s Who in the World” as one of
the highest achievers.
Participated in a High Power Training programme on
“Preparing for the Rehabilitation Effort in Afghanistan” in
Italy, jointly organized by UNOPS, ILO, and University of York
& Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 25th Feb to 9th
March, 2002.
Countries Visited: 58 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and
North America & Pacific.
Organisations worked with: Bombay University, Sardar Patel
University, National Dairy Dev Board, Bank of Baroda, Punjab
National Bank; Asian Development Bank, Govt of Papua New
Guinea as advisor; UNDP, UNOPS, FAO, World Bank &
Government of Rwanda as Advisor.
Currently working as: Consultant on Education policy in
Iraq for UNICEF; CEO/President of Sustainable Development
Forum.
Dr. K. M. George; President & CEO of Sustainable
Development Forum (SDF)
Winter, 2018.