Ashvin Dayal

• Managing Director, Asia, Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand

Bachelor's degree, School of Oriental and African Studies, London Univ.; Master's degree, School of Advanced Int'l Studies, Johns Hopkins Univ. Formerly, 15 years with Oxfam Great Britain, incl.: Program Manager, Middle East and E. Europe; E. Asia Director; Head, South Asia. 2008, joined Rockefeller Foundation; currently, Managing Director, Asia, based in Bangkok; oversees work across Asia; leads a major initiative aimed at building the capacity of cities to cope with the effects of climate change climate change, through the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network; also leads the SPEED initiative aimed at scaling up decentralized renewable energy solutions for off-grid rural communities.