Vivek Sharma has over 24 years of experience majority in Mountain State of Himachal Pradesh. He is Post Graduate in Rural Management from IRMA, and MA in Mass Communication. He has played pioneer role in Developing the Pine Needle Weaving Craft in Region benefitting over 1000 women. His areas of interest are Handicraft based Livelihoods in Mountain regions, Designing Innovative interventions. Vivek is also the Guest Faculty at the National Institute of Fashion Technology Kangra and an active member of INTACH Kangra. He has also undertaken consultancies in Community Based Tourism, Training Material Development, Micro planning, Water and Sanitation.