Shekhar is a seasoned public health professional with over 18 years of experience in various domains in public health. Throughout his career he has led large-scale programs, facilitated strategic partnerships, mobilized resources, facilitated sustainable private-sector engagement and public-private partnerships in the areas of Tuberculosis control, comprehensive primary health care (CPHC), family planning, urban health, maternal child health (MCH) and HIV/AIDS programs, in diverse contexts and geographies.