Navendu Shekhar

Navendu Shekhar is the Director of Analytics and Audiences team in AARP Research. His team is responsible for a) providing advanced analytical support to other researchers and uncovering insights from the data using innovative methods, and b) understanding audiences in a person-centric way including their hopes, dreams, concerns, behaviors, and ways in which AARP can help.  

Prior to this position, Navendu spent two years as Evaluation Director with AARP.  Before AARP, he was the Director Evidence and Performance Management at Population Services International based in Washington DC. Navendu has spent more than 15 years in research in International Development in South Africa, Cambodia, Vietnam, and The Netherlands. Navendu has also worked for 6 years in Market Research at IMRB international, part of the Kantar Group in India. 

He holds a master’s in international development from Harvard Kennedy School and a master’s from Indian Institute of Forest Management.

Navendu can be reached at nshekhar@aarp.org.