Ajit Kumar Mishra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounts (Honours) from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar. He brings over 20 years of professional experience in Finance and Administration across diverse institutional settings.

Over the course of his career, he has worked with reputed organisations, including the Scaling City Institutions for India (SCI-FI) Sanitation Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and Sanjiv Sapra and Associates (Chartered Accountants), among others. At CPR, where he served as Administrative Associate and Senior Accountant, he was responsible for managing project expenditure accounts, overseeing financial processes, supporting administrative operations, and coordinating conferences and workshops at various levels, both at the Centre and at external venues.