Avnish leads and coordinates Instiglio’s global strategy and RBF Practice, and provides technical direction in key projects. He also developed and now steers the Performance Management practice. Avnish formerly worked for MIT’s Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), for the World Bank, and as a consultant to a DFID challenge fund. Gungadurdoss holds a MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School, a diploma in performance management for non-profits from Harvard Business School, and a BA in economics and math from Dartmouth College. He was awarded the Echoing Green Fellowship and was elected as one of the “30 under 30” social entrepreneurs for his work with Instiglio.
Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with
