An Interview with Dr. Suneeta (Dhingra) Mukherjee

Dr. Suneeta (Dhingra) Mukherjee is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former International Civil Servant (ICS) with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

In India, she held a range of leadership positions: after serving as Deputy Joint Secretary (Personnel), she became the first woman Deputy Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh, posted in Solan. She also served as Deputy Director (Administration) at PGI Chandigarh and later at AIIMS, New Delhi; as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Managing Director of the Himachal Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation; and Commissioner-cum-Secretary in the Government of Himachal Pradesh.

As part of the ICS, Dr. Mukherjee served as the UNFPA Country Representative in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, where she championed maternal health, reproductive rights, adolescent health, gender equity and prevention of HIV/AIDS.

She is also a TEDx speaker, author, and life coach, dedicated to helping individuals–especially young people–achieve personal and professional transformation.