Sainath is a social sector consultant with a demonstrated history of working across non-profit organizations, foundations and for profit arenas with expertise in program management along with assessments of state and central schemes. He is an alumni with MSC and is presently a part of the social sector team at EY that focuses on social research, monitoring and evaluation of government schemes and programs for government, corporate and multi-lateral organizations. As a Senior Analyst at MSC, Sainath managed advisories around key flagship direct benefit transfer programs of the government of India.