Dr. Amiya K. Sharma, Executive Director, Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi (RGVN), a pioneer organization in promoting livelihood finance in North East and Eastern region f the country. He is a Post Graduate in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and Ph.D. from Rutgers University, USA. He worked as an Economist with NEDFi for some time. He is one of the leading personalities in the country who advocated for access to financial services by poor households in remote and rural areas of the country.