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Avinandan Taron

Researcher - Investment and Institutional Analyst for RRR Business Development

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Avinandan started his career as an environmental economist in the corporate sector, where he was associated with conducting environmental and social impact assessments, and the pricing of utilities. He started his work in research for development with a postdoctoral opportunity at IWMI. This was followed by a brief stint in academics at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. Prior to rejoining IWMI, he worked as a socioeconomist at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), UK, leading projects across south and southeast Asia.

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English, Hindi, Bengali

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Colombo – Sri Lanka

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