He has obtained his PhD in economics from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He began his career in the Planning Commission and later worked with the Asian Development Bank (India Resident Mission Office), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India). He is presently teaching economics to MA and PhD students at Ambedkar University, Delhi, and is a visiting faculty at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal. He specializes in development and environmental economics.