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About Intellepact

Turning intent into outcomes — across sectors and institutions.

Intellepact Consulting brings together strategic thinking and implementation experience to help organisations convert intent into outcomes — working with foundations, NGOs, industry, investors and government to deliver meaningful and lasting change.

Our Signature Strength

Deep experience. Beyond sector silos. Across institutional ecosystems.

The most effective solutions emerge when ideas, institutions and implementation are connected. We bring together experience across multiple sectors and institutions that shape policy, finance, implementation, and markets — enabling integrated, context-specific solutions. This breadth enables us to bridge perspectives, forge partnerships and translate ideas into solutions that work in practice.

Experience across sectors

Skills & Livelihoods
School Education
Edtech
Water & Sanitation

Experience across institutional contexts

Government (national, state, local)
International development agencies
Philanthropy & Civil Society
Private sector & Market systems

What we do

Services across three connected areas

Strategy

Reading the system clearly — diagnosing where intent and delivery diverge, and setting direction grounded in evidence.

  • Sector insights
  • Policy advisory
  • Program diagnostics
  • Organisational strategy

Program Design

Shape scalable, context-sensitive programs with evidence, innovation, and implementation thinking.

  • Design support
  • Delivery models
  • Innovative financing
  • Partnership structures

Institutional Strengthening

Strengthening the institutions and partnerships that sustain outcomes well beyond a single program cycle.

  • Capacity development
  • Governance & regulatory frameworks
  • Data, monitoring & learning
  • Partnership facilitation

How we can work together

Ways to engage with Intellepact

Advisory & Consulting

Evidence-informed advisory services that support institutions, programs and partnerships.

  • Organisational strategy & development
  • Policy & program advisory
  • HR for Impact
  • Monitoring & diagnostics
  • Partnership strategy & facilitation
  • Expert Connects for consultations on specialised topics

Insights & Learning in Action

Knowledge products and learning experiences that inform decisions and build capacity.

  • AVSER Insights
  • Faculty orientation for skill-based learning
  • Executive leadership development for higher education, with a focus on women leaders
  • Custom learning programs

Initiatives

Ecosystem solutions incubated by Intellepact.

  • SWARAH Careers — information and career guidance support for vocational and applied pathways (coming soon)

The team

Partners & network

Portrait of Vandana Bhatnagar

Vandana Bhatnagar

Partner

Vandana is a development strategist with expertise in designing and scaling solutions in skills, livelihoods, WASH, and governance. In her three decades of experience, she has held leadership roles at the World Bank and the National Skill Development Corporation, working at the intersection of policy, finance, institutions, and implementation. She also provides advisory support to several social sector organisations. Vandana is an alumna of St. Stephen's College and IIM Calcutta.

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Portrait of Harish Doraiswamy

Harish Doraiswamy

Partner

Harish is an education and learning strategist with 30+ years of experience spanning school education, edtech, vocational education and business leadership. He has worked in both corporate and non-profit settings and supported private sector organisations, multilateral funders and governments. Harish has, over the past decade, held senior leadership roles at Central Square Foundation and Pearson India. He is an alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta.

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Intellepact Consulting works through a network of experts, practitioners, researchers and implementation partners. Depending on the needs of each engagement, we assemble teams that bring the right mix of expertise and experience.