Primary Job Title Founder & Executive Chairman Primary Organization 
Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance
Location Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male
Website gvmfl.com/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Mr. Devaraj, who has 31 years of experience in the development sector and he is the founder of GVMFL,GVT and ASA. Mr. Devaraj completed a Diploma in Social Development (DSD) with a specialization in credit, savings and rural cooperatives from Coady International Institute (Canada) in 1985. In 1986, he was awarded a UNDP fellowship and travelled
extensively across India, visiting and studying voluntary organizations. He has been the Director of CASHPOR and Asmitha Microfin Limited, two large and well-known Indian MFIs, headquartered in Varanasi and Hyderabad, respectively. He has also served as the Chairperson of New Entity for Social Action (NESA), a regional level network of voluntary organizations, and as the Executive Secretary of Indian Network of Micro Finance (INDNET) and Microcredit Network in Tamil Nadu (MICNET).
