Dr Bonu worked in the Indian Administrative Services and served as a civil servant inRajasthan between 1987-2003, among others, as district magistrate, director of primary andsecondary education, and chief executive officer of state-owned enterprises. Dr Sekhar Bonuhas a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder.He has a research interest in state capacity building, and outcomes measurements, and haspublished in peer-review journals.