Jofi J Francis

Public policy professional with more than 6 years of experience working with government officials, regulators, and NGOs in policy design, program implementation, legal analysis, regulatory compliances, and executive support.

Worked as Kerala State coordinator in Kudumbashree National Resource organization for six years. Assisted in the development of context-specific proposals for program guidelines under the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Program for Kerala and also Coordinated with District and Block Management Units under the Kerala State Rural Livelihood Mission to provide technical assistance in the Rebuild Kerala Initiative – Enterprise development program. Helped improve the existing MSME incubation programs and developed strategies, policies, and guidelines to support them in expanding their Non-farm Livelihood vertical.

Worked as Growth Consultant at State Poverty Eradication Mission in advising State Government in promotion of various business programs in developing strategies, regulatory framework, policies and guidelines.

Completed Masters in Public Policy and Governance from Azim Premji University, and Bachelors in Economics, securing 4th rank in Kerala University. Also selected as Campus Ambassador for Election Commission of India in 2017.