Dilip Surkar is a development sector leader with over 35 years of experience in STEM education, environmental conservation, sustainable livelihoods, water and sanitation, and climate resilience. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC), Director of VIKSAT, and CEO of the Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD), India.

He has previously served as National Coordinator of the GEF UNDP Small Grants Programme in India, Senior Fellow with the American India Foundation (AIF), and Co-Chair of the global coalition End Water Poverty.

He serves on the boards of several educational and development institutions. Under his leadership, VASCSC has received national and international recognitions for science communication, STEM education, and social impact.