Dr. (CA) Sanjay Patra, President of CPA Services Pvt. Ltd., has experience of more than 30 years in the Voluntary & Development Sector.

In the year 2005-07 he was a member of the Task Group formed by the Planning Commission for drafting policy on the Voluntary Sector. He has also been a Resource Person in many National as well as International Workshops specializing in the areas of Financial Management, Governance and Legal aspects of the Voluntary Sector. Till date he has facilitated more than 200 workshops.

He is also a visiting faculty for Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater NOIDA and Haggai Institute, Singapore and Hawaii. Over the years, he has engaged in major research, training and has also authored books on financial management, Governance and Audit and also written several articles. Dr. Patra, a Governance specialist is the faculty for the online Programme, NPO Governance Programme run by CPA Services. A recognized social activist and writer, Sanjay has been a member of a number of committees of the Government of India and several national and international nonprofit groups working on civil society issues. He is also a leading light of the Voluntary Associations Network of India [VANI], which provides an interface with the government. He is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and an M.Com and B.com from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack.