Shri Umesh Prasad Singh, is Regional Director (Knowledge & Advisory Services), at IISD, who is a Civil Engineer with a Master Degree in Business Economics and a Diploma in Business Finance. He has over three decades of experience in diverse fields such as design, planning, project management and corporate sustainability. During his stint with Tata Steel as sustainability professional, he has handled many important projects. As a leading Industry Leader from Sustainability Domain, he has vast Experience in the sector.

His expertise lies in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation,Circular Economy related Industrial Projects, Optimizing Nature Based Solutions to Environmental Challenges; including in Sustainability Disclosure and Reporting, Shareholders and Stakeholder Engagement, Materiality Mapping, Natural Capital Valuation, Feasibility Study of Renewable Energy Potentials, Biodiversity Assessment at Mines with the help of IUCN, Climate Change Based Transitional Risk Assessment to Identification of such Transition Risks and Quantification of the subsequent financial impact of transition risks, River Basin Project for augmenting river flow during off-reason etc.

Shri Singh is working as a Regional Director for IISD; where he leads Industrial Research, Consultancy and Knowledge Support Services on Sustainability and Climate Change Area.