Alok leads philanthropic initiatives of Nalanda Charitable Foundation. NCF collaborates with social sector organizations to provide grant and support initiatives beyond funds at various juncture to create path breaking models. As an individual, he aims at strengthening local development ecosystem of low SDGs performing states. Before NCF, Alok was Gandhi Fellow where he created an enterprise to manufacture low-cost sanitary napkins and worked in corporate for 1.5 years before the fellowship. He is a travel enthusiastic and holds bachelor in economics.