New Delhi, August 2026: Carrying forward the legacy and values of a freedom fighter family, Ramendra Mishra has been appointed National Coordinator of the Civil Society & Policy Research Domain of the All India Professionals’ Congress. The appointment, dated 14 August 2026, marks another significant step in a journey that has brought together entrepreneurship, corporate consulting, public-policy research and political organisation.
Ramendra Mishra comes from a freedom fighter family, where the values of public service, commitment to the nation and social responsibility have remained an important part of his upbringing. These values have continued to influence his professional and political journey.
His association with the All India Professionals’ Congress spans several years. In 2020, Ramendra Mishra was appointed Community Initiatives Coordinator in the All India Professionals’ Congress Delhi unit. He later took charge as Head of the Civil Society & Policy Research Domain in Madhya Pradesh. Under his latest appointment, Ramendra Mishra will take on national responsibilities while continuing his existing state role.
His leadership journey began well before active organisational politics. During his college years, Ramendra Mishra won the National Entrepreneurship Challenge at IIT Bombay, becoming the first student from Madhya Pradesh to achieve the distinction. The achievement reflected an early interest in innovation, leadership and problem-solving.
Professionally, Ramendra Mishra has worked as a business analyst and consultant, including assignments involving major US-based companies. His corporate experience has covered technology, business transformation, research and stakeholder management. Over the years, he has sought to bring the same analytical and solution-oriented approach to public policy and political work.
Within the Congress ecosystem, Ramendra Mishra has contributed across policy research, election strategy, campaign planning and election management. He has worked on organisational efforts associated with difficult and closely contested constituencies and has also contributed research and policy inputs to the Congress party’s manifesto exercise during the Lok Sabha elections.
His work in the All India Professionals’ Congress has particularly focused on converting research into public engagement. Through All India Professionals’ Congress Reads, Ramendra Mishra has worked on issues including the MPPSC examination system and its impact on youth, the Dharavi redevelopment project and concerns of local businesses and MSMEs, employment, corporate accountability and investor-related issues.
He has also contributed to research-led interventions examining major government programmes. The Civil Society & Policy Research platform highlighted concerns surrounding Skill India and the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, using audit findings to encourage discussion on implementation, expenditure and outcomes.
Through All India Professionals’ Congress ThinkLab, Ramendra Mishra has helped create platforms bringing together researchers, activists, political representatives and affected communities. Discussions have included the Ken-Betwa river-linking project, focusing on development as well as the rights and concerns of local communities.
More recently, he has helped organise national conversations through X Spaces, bringing political leaders, lawyers, journalists, students, activists and policy voices together. These discussions have addressed subjects ranging from India’s education system and challenges facing students to the aspirations and concerns of Gen Z, expanding the platform for youth-oriented political dialogue.
Alongside his organisational responsibilities, Ramendra Mishra has emerged as a public-policy writer and commentator. His articles have appeared in ThePrint, where his author profile features more than 20 contributions on public affairs, economics, technology and artificial intelligence. He has also written for Karmrath, including on tariffs, international trade and the changing global economic order.
The appointment as National Coordinator of the All India Professionals’ Congress Civil Society & Policy Research Domain now gives Ramendra Mishra a broader platform to connect professionals, researchers and civil-society stakeholders with political and policy initiatives across the country.
From the values inherited from a freedom fighter family to entrepreneurship, corporate consulting, election management and public-policy research, Ramendra Mishra’s journey reflects an effort to bring professional expertise, research and grassroots political engagement together.
His new national responsibility represents both recognition of that journey and a larger challenge: to strengthen the bridge between civil society, professionals, evidence-based policy research and political action at the national level.
