A Master in Statistics, Kirti Prasanna Mishra has been working in MART for last 13 years and leading various development projects of MART across the country. He has a keen interest in marketing to providing practical solutions to livelihood promotion.

On behalf of MART he has led many interesting projects like developing MART 3M Model, creating and strengthening rural haats in order to facilitate marketing among BoP entrepreneurs. He led the pilot initiative of Project Shakti the SHG-HLL business model in Andhra Pradesh, which is now operational in 12 states. He has supported successfully the collective marketing initiative for agri produce and NTFP in Orissa.

He has been associated as a lead consultant in many bilateral projects such as WORLP, OTELP, APRLP, KAWAD, to provide marketing solutions and consultant to IFAD, UNDP etc. He has been supporting leading agencies in Bangladesh and Nepal in streamlining various marketing initiatives.

He is a Certified BDS trainer from SEEP Network, US and Member of the Core Group on Product Development & Marketing Cell, Central Silk Board, GoI