Dr. Bharat Kulkarni, in his career spanning over a decade, handled various assignments relating to different areas of Agricultural Markets. He has been a consultant to international developmental agencies and has held senior level positions with various organizations like United Nations Development Program and Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. He was a key person behind establishment of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. Presently he is working on establishing a Commodity market Infrastructure, Including Market, Collateral Management systems and grading systems in Malawi
He regularly speaks at ‘Global Commodity Forum” organized by UNCTAD in Geneva. Apart from this he is called as speaker at several conferences to speak on Commodity Exchange and Investment Opportunities in Africa. He is a PhD in the field of agricultural markets, with Masters Degrees in both Finance and in Economics. He has authored two books, one on “Agri risk Management” and another one on “Commodity Derivatives”.