Varad is a Partner at Dalberg and leads the Financial Inclusion Practice area. Varad has held roles across government, consulting and multilaterals. Varad has done extensive work in financial inclusion, and writes a column in MINT (http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Author/Varad%20Pande). Varad sits on the Technology Sub-Committee of the Reserve Bank of India’s Committee on Household Finances. Varad was previously Special Advisor to the Minister of Rural Development and Environment, India