Hi There!
I’m Kavita Desai
Explore and Enjoy
About
Ever since I can remember I have liked to explore the world, go on adventures, discover new things. And ever since I started out in the working world I knew one other thing: that you needed resources and money to do good things, to advance the ball, to save the world.
And so I started a career (and one that has stayed relatively consistent through 10++ solid years) in business development and fundraising for global development projects. I have worked for small and large, corporate and non profit, governmental and non-governmental organizations, relentlessly chugging through 500-page proposals to bid for contracts from large players like USAID, DFID, and the World Bank.
The Million to Billion
It's been a journey and I am proud of the milestones along the way. In 2011 I won my first large bid for US$1.6 Million. Five years later I led a team to capture a US$1.6 Billion bid. I like my work, I am decent at it, proud of my record thus far, and hope to use my skill set for broader, more strategic, upstream assignments in future.
Core Competencies
Project (and Proposal) Management
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Strategy, Planning, and Operations
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Market Research & Data Analysis
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Leadership Skills
Raising the Bar
Cross-cultural team leadership
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Engaging with senior leadership
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Mentoring and Training Workshops
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Manager & Team Lead, ABT
June 2025 - April 2026
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Senior Associate, IESC
January 2023 - June 2024
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Founder, DDC Consulting
July 2024 - May 2025
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