As WASH Institute Program Director, Arumugam Kalimuthu is responsible for the overall management of WASH Institute program profile. Especially, he is the Program In-charge for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Technical Assistance program unit of WASH Institute in New Delhi, which is supported by USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Arumugam Kalimuthu has 27 years of experience in the development sector with a strong focus on water supply, sanitation and hygiene. Before joining WASH Institute, he worked with Water For People, WaterAid India, WaterAid Nepal and Plan International (India). As a technical expert, AK has been representing in top level committees of Government of India and is part of Program Coordination Mechanism (PCM) of Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) and Eminent Jury member of FICCI Award on Sanitation and Water Digest Water Awards. AK has published several technical papers and guidebooks on water and sanitation and has recently submitted Ph.D thesis titled “Climate Change Impact on Farmers across Five Agro-Ecological Zones of India” in Gandhigram Rural University, India.