Major General Surat Sandhu, a member of the Institute of Fundraising UK, is an International Consultant, based in India. Born in Malaysia he completed his schooling there and then moved, completed his graduation and joined the Indian Army where he did his masters degree in Defence Studies and Business Administration. He speaks English, Punjabi, Hindi and a little Malay.

After a successful career spanning 34 years in the army, General Sandhu took premature retirement to be the Chief Executive of a leading national charity, HelpAge India. During his four-year tenure General Sandhu raised the profile of the charity to make it a household name and tripled the fundraising. He also started his own consultancy and has worked with organisations in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Sri Lankaand the UK with services ranging from management to fundraising consultancy.

He is current Chair of the South Asian Fundraising Group, New Delhi.  His consulting clients have included Development Alternatives (sustainable development) in India and Oxfam in the United Kingdom. He has also been a fundraising trainer and has spoken at numerous international conferences/workshops at Institute of Fundraising annual convention, London and at Resource Alliance events in Bangkok, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Manila, Colombo and in India.