Mr. Amin is the promoter of Adhikar and also the founder President and CEO. He has over 15 years of microfinance experience to his credit. In addition he also is a veteran social development professional with 26 years of extensive experience in the sector. He is one of the early votaries of microfinance movement in Odisha. He innovated the concept of money remittance for the migrant workers and also initiated the cooperative movement in the state of Odisha along with others. Under his dynamic leadership and financial acumen, Adhikar has reached out to remote geographical locations including left wing extremist affected districts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. He has a master’s degree in Law from the Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He completed the certificate course/diploma in Human Rights from the Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and has a certificate in credit delivery and recovery mechanism from the Grameen Bank, Bangladesh and Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. In addition he is an Ashoka Fellow for the innovative approach to financial and social intermediation through SHGs.