Sk Saiful
Chief of Staff | Strategy & Operations
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High-agency generalist with 3+ years across strategy, operations, and institutional partnerships. Fractional Chief of Staff at Growth Teams Inc.; previously Director's Office at Fortify Health (GiveWell-funded). Builds compliance frameworks, funding proposals, and donor pipelines from scratch. Founder of EGII, applying cost-effectiveness frameworks to India's $4.2Bn CSR pool.
Experience
- Fractional Chief of Staff (Part-time) — Growth Teams Inc. | May 2026 - Present
US 501(c)(3) nonprofit working on evidence-informed economic growth policy across Africa and South Asia. Manage institutional grant compliance (FCDO/3ie), organizational policy frameworks, IRB adaptation for international programs, and a high-net-worth funder pipeline.
- Director's Office, Policy Division (Partnerships Team) — Fortify Health | Jun 2024 - Jun 2026
GiveWell-funded nonprofit. Managed relationships with 20+ government and institutional stakeholders supporting programs reaching 18M+ beneficiaries; co-authored a national policy white paper; promoted from intern to full-time as the youngest hire in the department's history.
- Founder & Lead Strategist — Effective Giving Institute India (EGII) | 2025 - 2026
Founded an independent evidence-infrastructure initiative applying cost-effectiveness frameworks to India's $4.2Bn corporate CSR capital pool. Built the organization's digital infrastructure and led outreach to global industry leaders.
- Research Associate — International Management Institute, Kolkata | Dec 2023 - Apr 2024
Led data analysis and instrument design for a regional healthcare market participation study covering 500+ respondents.
- Research Intern — Polstrat (Political & Strategy Consultancy) | Sep 2023 - Oct 2023
Produced rapid-turnaround briefs on national structural and governance changes for client stakeholders.
Education
- Don Lavoie Fellowship (Political Economy & Governance), Mercatus Center, George Mason University — 2023-2024.
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), English & Philosophy, Bankura University, West Bengal — 2022 (CGPA 8.49/10, Department Rank 1).
- Research Scholar Programme, Lumiere Education (Founded by Harvard Alumni) Aug 2022 - Dec 2022.
