Biraj Laxmi Sarangi is currently working as the Project Director of Gender Transformative Model in Odisha which is being supported by BMGF. She is a seasoned public health professional backed by more than three decades of insightful experience in the areas of Gender, Health, Nutrition and Sanitation. She has worked in several national and international agencies like UNICEF, CARE, DANIDA, XIMB etc., and with different donors in various states. Providing technical assistance to the government is one of her fortes.