Biography

Rutwik Phatak is an Assistant Professor in the area of Procurement, Operations, and Project Management. He looks after Consultancy Projects and Training Programs on Public Procurement, Project Management, Contract Management, etc. Rutwik has worked in the rural development and public finance sectors for a decade.

Rutwik has trained participants from Zambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh and India, numerous central government organizations, state governments of Assam and Tripura, Kandla Port Trust, NMDC, etc. He was invited as a key note speaker during vigilance week at the National Fertilizers Limited Zonal Office in Hyderabad.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong, Rutwik started his career as Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellow. Thereafter, he worked in the Finance Department of the Government of Assam for implementation of the World Bank-financed ASPIRe project where he developed his specialization in the area of Public Procurement. Rutwik played a pivotal role in Assam’s public procurement reforms. He assisted in drafting the Assam Public Procurement Rules, 2020, which are currently in force. He also developed knowledge materials based on the Rules and conducted massive capacity-building workshops for officials at different levels of government – from subdistrict level to the office of the chief secretary. Prior to joining ASCI, Rutwik worked as a consultant with organizations such as The World Bank, Jal Jeevan Mission, SEEPZ SEZ Mumbai and CivicDataLab. Rutwik was a core team member for the ‘Open Contracting India’ initiative. He is also one of the few certified (Methodology for Assessing Procurement System) MAPS assessors in India.

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