Aravazhi Selvaraj

India Country Director

Aravazhi Selvaraj is a distinguished agribusiness leader with over two decades of experience spanning both public and private sector organizations. Throughout his career, he has executed institutional and corporate agribusiness projects, working across areas such as start-up financing, project and program planning and management, innovative technology funding, and the development of sustainable agribusiness models for farmer producer organizations. He has also contributed to macro and micro level projects for farming communities in commodity value chains.

He currently serves as India Country Director at the World Vegetable Center, overseeing the overall administration and management of the South and Central Asia Regional Office.

He holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from the Swiss School of Business and Management, and is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University. His research interests span food science, sustainable agriculture, nutrition interventions, and agribusiness innovation.