Dr Ulimiri V Somayajulu
Founder, CEO and Executive Director
More than three decades of experience in handling wide variety of social / developmental and demographic research in almost all the Indian states.
Areas of specialization
Research and Planning: Developmental Research & Planning, Operations Research, Demographic Studies, Programme Development and Evaluation
Social Marketing and Health Products: Social Marketing (e.g., condoms, oral pills, Oral Rehydration Solution/ORS)
Health and Family Welfare: Population, Health & Family Welfare, Nutrition, Immunisation, Reproductive and Child Health, Newborn Care, Maternal Health, Ageing, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS, Diarrhoea Management
Social and Gender Issues: Gender, Adult Literacy, Primary Education
Development and Finance: Rural and Urban Development, Microfinance/Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Disaster Management, Micro Health Insurance, Micropensions, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Infrastructure and Communication: Communication, Highways/Infrastructure/Transport (and related areas)
Publications, Presentations, and Training
Author of 9 edited books and 120 academic papers on topics including CSR, Demography, Gender, Health, and HIV/AIDS.
Presented research at major international conferences in France, Tanzania, Morocco, China, the Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, and Bangladesh.
Invited as a guest speaker on Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Michigan (2010).
Completed advanced training and seminars at prestigious institutions, including the East-West Center (USA), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), and the International Institute on Ageing (UN, Malta).
Professional Affiliations and Leadership
Served in key leadership positions, including President of the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) and Vice President of the Indian Association of Social Sciences and Health (IASSH).
Held advisory roles for NACP-III, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), and the Byrraju Foundation.
Holds life memberships in numerous national associations (IASP, IASSH, etc.) and is a member of international bodies like the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
Project and Client Management
Major National Surveys: Coordinated several large-scale national assignments, including the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2, 3, & 4), the District Level Household Survey (DLHS-2, 3, & 4), and national studies on HIV and TB.
International Organizations: Conducted and supervised studies for leading global entities, including The World Bank, UNICEF, USAID, Gates Foundation, DFID, UNFPA, J-PAL, and Johns Hopkins University.
Government & Indian Institutions: Partnered with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, ICMR, various State Governments, Azim Premji Foundation, and Hindusthan Latex.
Ethics and Institutional Review Board (IRB) Roles
Demonstrated commitment to research ethics as an author and through significant governance roles, including:
Chairman, MAMTA IRB
Co-chairman, HIV Alliance IRB
Member Secretary, Sigma IRB
Academic Experience
Serves as a visiting faculty member at numerous respected institutions, including Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), TERI University, and Management Development Institute (MDI).
PhD and MPhil from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai
MSc Statistics from Andhra University
MBA (Human Resources) and various diplomas from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
MA Sociology from Annamalai University