Karnali is a dedicated social impact professional with 14+ years of experience in program/project management and strategy development across the financial and not-for-profit sectors in India and Australia. She is adept at designing and implementing projects which facilitate social outcomes through multi stakeholder engagement.
Since joining the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) program in March 2017, Karnali has been engaging with organisations across multiple sectors to enable them to better understand the complex societal challenges and commit to business practices which enhance the socio-economic wellbeing of their stakeholders and the communities in which they operate. She is currently leading the program with strategic oversight of the national FIAP network as well as the place-based FIAP projects in Geelong, Victoria and Northern Adelaide, SA which are focused on addressing regional challenges in collaboration with local organisations.
Karnali holds a Master of Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), India and is a Certified Expert in Microfinance from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany.
