AFD

Urban sustainable development in Tanzania: Carrying out a prefeasibility study

AFD

With an aim to support sustainable urban development in intermediary cities like Mwanza and Tanga in Tanzania, the project was started by Tripleline to highlight opportunities for supply chain enhancements to improve market function for key food-related value chains.

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

NIPI

Providing strategic, catalytic, and innovative support to India’s National Health Mission (NHM), NIPI is testing scalable interventions in Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir.

FCDO

Green Urban Growth (GUG) Programme in Somalia: Supporting business case design

FCDO

The Green Urban Growth (GUG) programme proposes to unblock access to resilient basic services and create green economic opportunities, benefitting Somalia’s urban poor. As part of the project, vulnerable cities with high economic potential (trade corridors) will be prioritised.

USAID

Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies in India (SAMVEG): Developing responsive innovations for health systems strengthening

Aimed at filling the critical gaps in the health sector, Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies (SAMVEG), a follow up on USAID’s flagship project Vriddhi, encourages innovations, scale-up & sustenance of interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) outcomes in identified vulnerable geographies of India.

The World Bank

Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP): Studying the best practices and lessons learnt

The World Bank

Focused on improving urban services in the participating Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in a financially sustainable manner and piloting improved management practices in selected cities, the Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP) is being implemented by the Government of Tamil Nadu with the assistance of World Bank The total outlay of the project is US $ 600 million, of which World Bank assistance is US $ 400 million.

FCDO

Cities and Infrastructure for Growth Ghana (CIG Ghana) Programme: Scaling up and improving urban services

FCDO

The programme focused on urban flooding, producing flood modelling work, identifying potential soft and hard infrastructure interventions, and guided sources of climate finance. The Cities and Infrastructure for Growth – Ghana (CIG Ghana) Programme in its first phase delivered support to two cities (Sekondi-Takoradi and Tamale) in to address climate change.

GIZ

EkamraKshetra Heritage Zone: Developing viable technical solutions for planning a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) at Lingaraj Temple area in Bhubaneswar

GIZ

The proposed project at ‘EkamraKshetra’ Heritage Zone in Bhubaneswar has a concept in place for development of Low Emission Zones (LEZ) around Lingaraj Temple. The concept aims to provide people a unique experience.

World Bank

Support for Chennai City Partnership Programme for Results (PforR): Appointing Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for assessing Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs)

World Bank

Focused on poverty reduction, good quality service delivery with universal access, and environmental conservation, Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) has set up an Urban Service Delivery Improvement Programme for Chennai Municipal Administration, aligned with Tamil Nadu’s Vision 2023. To cater to GoTN’s need, the World Bank prepared the Chennai City Partnership Programme for Results (PforR) operation.

DFID

Evaluation of Zimbabwe Programme Portfolio: Supporting economic development and poverty reduction

DFID

Aimed at providing evidence and learnings, the purpose of this evaluation was to to optimise the impact and value for money.

DFID

Institutions for Inclusive Development (I4ID) Programme, Tanzania: Designing and implementing mid-term review and final evaluation

DFID

Aimed at strengthening democratic institutions and governance in Tanzania, Institutions for Inclusive Development (I4ID) sought to facilitate economic growth and inclusive development that benefits the marginalised sections. 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Ulaanbaatar Ger Area Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Community Enhancement Project PFS: Supporting the cities' development initiative for Asia

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The objective was to conduct a pre-feasibility study of required physical infrastructure investments, which would enhance the value of heritage landmarks in the selected Ger (traditional Mongolian settlements) areas as tourism sites and will provide economic opportunities for Ger inhabitants.

Government of India

Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY): Preserving the unique character of the heritage city of Puri

Government of India

The programme focused on facilitating inclusive heritage-linked urban development. We were responsible for planning, advising, and supporting the City Mission Directorate in the successful implementation of the scheme.

Anand Roop

Anandroop Bahadur

Group Head – Human Resources

Expertise

Human Resource Expertise, HR Strategy, Oragnisational Design, Talent & Leadership Development, Policy Governance

Anandroop Bahadur is a seasoned HR leader and strategic advisor with nearly two decades of experience across the development, consulting, and social impact ecosystem. She brings a strong blend of deep technical HR expertise, organizational design acumen, and a people-centric ethos to her work.

At IPE Global, Anandroop leads the Group Human Resources function across IPE Global and its associated entities, including Triple Line Consulting and IPE Africa. Her focus is on strengthening organizational foundations, enabling leadership effectiveness, and building scalable people systems aligned with the organisation’s global growth ambitions. Her remit spans HR strategy, organizational design, talent and leadership development, compensation and performance frameworks, policy governance, safeguarding, and culture integration across geographies.

Over the course of her career, Anandroop has held senior HR leadership and consulting roles with organisations such as Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Ford Foundation, NASSCOM Foundation, Central Square Foundation, Amity Education Group, and other international institutions. She has advised leadership teams and boards through periods of scale, transition, and transformation, and has led HR operations in high-growth, high-complexity environments.

She holds an Executive Degree in Human Resources from XLRI Jamshedpur and is a SHRM–SCP (Senior Certified Professional), reflecting her grounding in global HR standards and best practices. She has also completed advanced executive and leadership programmes, including training in coaching and organisational transformation, and is an ICF-trained executive coach, currently working towards her ACC credential.

 

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Director

Expertise

Urban, Infrastructure, Disaster and Climate Resilience, Inclusive Growth

Nikos has expertise in urban and regional economic development, infrastructure, disaster and climate resilience, and inclusive growth. He oversees and manages projects for Triple Line’s cities and infrastructure portfolio.

Nikos is an urban specialist, with principal areas of expertise in urban and regional economic development, infrastructure, disaster and climate resilience, and inclusive growth. Over the past 12 years he has worked for a range of clients including the World Bank, FCDO, EU, USAID, Cities Alliance, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and local authorities.

Nikos’s work has incorporated the full spectrum of the project cycle, from analytics and programme scoping and design, through implementation, and evaluation and learning.

He has a high level of familiarity with HMG business cases and ODA eligibility criteria having led and supported the development of FCDO’s urbanisation strategy and options for future investments in Somalia’s cities, Prosperity Fund Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP) scoping in Nigeria, and the development of the business case for an urban resilience programme in Tanzania.

Nikos also brings excellent understanding of World Bank latest trends and procedures as a result of his involvement in a number of analytics and technical assistance projects, including on informal settlements upgrading in Mogadishu, climate change adaptation planning in Latin American and Caribbean cities, assessment of the climate resilience of Dar es Salaam’s transport infrastructure, spatial development in Nigeria, and preparation of a handbook on integrated urban flood risk management.

Nikos holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Piraeus and an MSc in Social Development Practice from the Development Planning Unit at University College London (UCL).

 

Ricardo Pinto

Ricardo Pinto

Associate Director

Expertise

Private Sector Development, Regulatory Reform, Regional and Local Economy

Ricardo has 35 years´ experience in private sector development, regulatory reform, regional and local economic development in the European Union, Western Balkans, Easter Partnership Countries, Middle East, Africa, etc. He is tasked with developing our strategic operations in continental Europe and Ukraine.

Ricardo is a seasoned international development professional with over 30 years of experience designing and delivering Private Sector Development and economic growth initiatives across more than 50 countries spanning Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe, the CIS, Africa, MEDA, and Asia. He holds both a bachelor’s degree and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).

Ricardo brings a unique combination of strategic insight and practical implementation expertise. He has led high-impact assignments for key development institutions, including the European Commission, OECD, GIZ, FCDO/DFID, UNDP, UNCTAD, EBRD, ILO, ADB, World Bank, USAID, and Danida.

With a deep and practical understanding of institutional architecture, policy environment, and post-conflict recovery dynamics, and a career spanning over 30 years across transition economies, Ricardo brings not only technical depth but also a trusted reputation among donors, policymakers and peers.He is leading Triple Line’s strategic expansion into continental Europe, including Ukraine, while strengthening our credibility across the broader region and beyond. Proven Expertise Across Our Core Pillars. Ricardo’s work focuses on the areas central to Triple Line’s evolving service offering: Governance & Institutional Reform: advising public institutions on regulatory impact, policy reform, and donor coordination, Private Sector Development: strategy development for SME ecosystems, innovation, and competitiveness, Infrastructure Enabling Conditions: support for investment climate improvement and regional/local economic development and Cross-cutting themes, including green transition, women’s economic empowerment, and inclusive growth

 
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