S Rajagopalan holds an MBA in Finance from Gujarat University, and professional experience of twelve years. He has worked for five years in the development sector in the areas of micro finance and livelihood promotion, both with governmental and non governmental organisations. Prior to this, he had worked as a researcher with the Indian affiliate of the Center for International Financial Analysis and Research, Inc. (USA), for five years, Currently, he is a faculty member at ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad. His areas of interest include sustainable development, social entrepreneurship, and micro finance. He has edited several books and written articles on development themes.