Personal information

Title

Chair

Name

Narendra P. Sharma

Address

64 North Port Royal Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Phone

843-689-3264 (H) 703-309-6939 (C)

Bio sketch

Dr. Narendra P. Sharma, a US citizen, is presently a consultant specializing in applied economic development and finance, public policy and project analysis, environmental management, and organizational effectiveness. He has a PhD in economic development from Virginia Tech University, as well as an MS from Rutgers, an MEM from Duke University, and a BS from the University of Hawaii. Dr. Sharma is originally from the Fiji Islands and lives in Hilton Head Island with his wife, Martha Sharma, who is from North Carolina. They have one daughter who presently resides in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

Dr Sharma worked for more than 32 years at the World Bank in Washington, DC, where he was involved in finance and economic development in more than 50 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and Africa. He has traveled widely throughout the world and has broad international perspective on and understanding of social, economic development, and environmental issues at the global, regional, national, and local level. He has over 30 years of experience in management, and in dealing with high ranking government civil servants, international and regional policy forums, multi- and bilateral development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and businesses.

Dr. Sharma has also been involved in teaching and research. He was Adjunct Professor at Duke University, School of the Environment (1991-2005) and has more than 25 years experience in training and mentoring of people. For a brief period (2005-2006 academic year), he was also Director of Community Outreach, University of South Carolina, Beaufort, (USCB). Currently, he is actively involved in the Lowcountry community, serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Outreach Connection (NOC) and as a member of the School Improvement Council of Hilton Head High School. He has previously served on the Boards of the Hilton Head World Affairs Council,and the Port Royal Plantation. He has a special interest in addressing poverty and environmental issues.