Upul Batagoda is a seasoned international development specialist with a wealth of experience spanning over two decades in designing, delivering, and managing projects and programs predominantly across Asia and Africa. His sector expertise includes financial inclusion encompassing areas such as microfinance, digital financial inclusion, banking, agriculture finance, value-chain finance, micro-insurance, micro-leasing, and financial literacy. In addition, he has a profound understanding of market system development with a focus on MSMEs, agribusiness, agriculture value-chains, M4P, sustainable livelihoods, and business development services. Furthermore, Upul excels in organizational development, offering skills in organization review, change management, institutional capacity building, technical assistance, training, system development, and human resource development.