Jignesh Thakkar

Jignesh has over 16 years of experience in the development sector. He has worked with a wide range of clients on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and social advisory services of KPMG in India. He has collaborated extensively with multinational and large domestic companies to help them strengthen their social development initiatives and CSR programmes. He is accredited by Social Value International, UK, as a practitioner of Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Social Value.

He has a deep understanding of the firm's opportunities and businesses across its range of offerings under ESG advisory to government, Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs), and private and public sector clients. His expertise includes programme strategy and design, due diligence, setting up of funds, third-party evaluation, impact measurement and management, social valuations, baseline and endline research study, CSR Project Management Unit (PMU), CSR audit/assurance, CSR ratings, exit strategy, and maturity assessment.

His focus areas include poverty alleviation, livelihood, education, skilling and community development, capacity building, governance, and other related development sectors.

MA in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Maharashtra
Bachelor of Social Work from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
Bachelor of Law from Gujarat University

Accredited Social Value & SROI Trainer, Social Value International, UK
Accredited SROI Practitioner, Social Value International, UK