Dr Nikhil Agarwal is an international expert on ICT & Development, Internet Governance and eGovernance. He is currently serving as Director of Zensar Center for Business Innovation (www.zcbi.org) based out of Pune, India. Other then his full time responsibilities, he serves on various international & national committees on ICT & IG. He is High-Level-Adviser to United Nation's Global Alliance on ICT & Development (UNGAID www.un-gaid.org). In 2008, he is nominated at council of experts of International Commission on Workforce Development (ICWD www.icwfd.org). He has published more than 29 papers in international journals such as IEEE & many articles / research notes in various business magazines. Dr Agarwal has more than 12 years of teaching experience, having taught in full-time and visiting capacities at various universities such as University of Cambridge (UK), University of Bradford (UK) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (US).

Dr Agarwal has an M.Phil Technology Policy from the Cambridge-MIT Institute, University of Cambridge, UK, and a Doctorate in Management from Institute of Management Technology (IMT), India. He is also the recipient of several awards including Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Award, Cambridge Trust Award and has received grants from Malta-based Diplo Foundation.