Eshwar Eswaran

Meet Eshwar Eswaran: the data leader who applies product-driven strategy to solve the world's most urgent challenges, from climate action to economic advancement. With a career spanning The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Jobs for the Future (JFF), Eshwar is the rare expert who successfully links high-level data policy to tangible, on-the-ground social change. He's not just managing data; he's leveraging it for global good.

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🌍 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞E

shwar's expertise lies in modernising data systems for influential international organisations and multilateral agencies. While at the IMF, he managed the technical rollout of the joint 𝐈𝐌𝐅-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 (𝐀𝐟𝐃𝐁) 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, a high-profile effort that earned him the 𝐈𝐌𝐅'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. His current work at The World Bank focuses on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 for Inclusive Development, and he's active as a Climatebase 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰, applying his skills directly to climate innovation strategy.

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💡 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Eshwar is a champion for using predictive data and lean product thinking to solve complex workforce challenges. As 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 at Jobs for the Future (JFF), he led the strategy to build organisational 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 through data-driven solutions. His work includes successfully 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 $𝟒𝐌 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 across seven states, directly impacting over 𝟏𝟒𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, and developing 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 to assess the impact of crucial services like childcare on worker training.

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🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Eshwar excels at forging the partnerships needed to make large-scale projects succeed. He serves as a Member of the 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 for DataKind, guiding social impact leaders on leveraging data for social good across the nonprofit world. Demonstrating his commitment beyond professional roles, he volunteers for the 𝐆𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, focusing on improving English proficiency for children impacted by COVID in India.