Dr. Karthikeyan Doss spans a twelve year career with the Indian Administrative Service in senior management positions in a variety of posts.   He currently serves as Joint Secretary to the Government Finance Department in Chennai, where he is involved in budget formulation and control of expenditures for government programs and evaluation of projects.  He has received two National Awards from the Deputy Prime Minister of India for successfully implementing an e-Governance Project in an urban local body.  He received a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Madras.  During his fellowship year, Dr. Doss will pursue a master’s of public affairs degree with a focus on urban management and planning, urban development, and e-Governance.