Deepak is a Program Associate at EPIC India, where he is handling the projects in Jharkhand including the flagship Star Rating Program. An experienced professional in the field of environment and forestry,  he has previously worked in UK-DFID funded Action on Climate Today (ACT) Program and had a very long association with the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bihar. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal.