Harpreet Kaur

BHR Specialist, UNDP Asia-Pacific

Harpreet Kaur is the Business and Human Rights Specialist at the UNDP’s Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific where she leads a regional project aimed at Promoting Responsible Business Practices through Regional Partnerships in Asia. Prior to this Harpreet led the Genpact Centre for Women’s Leadership at Ashoka University where she steered the agenda on ‘Women, Workplace & Rights’ and designed programs that enabled women to lead with equality and dignity.

Harpreet has held senior leadership and management positions at Ashoka University, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Conciliation Resources, BBC Media Action, and consulted with various international organizations. Harpreet has a PhD in Anthropology from University of Delhi, India and a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law, National Law School, Karnataka, India. She is a certified SA 8000 Auditor.