Amitabh Behar is Executive Director of Oxfam International. He is a global civil society leader, with decades of experience in human rights, economic inequalities, governance accountability, philanthropy, democracy, social justice and building citizen participation. Prior to this role, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Oxfam India. 

Mr. Behar was the Vice Chair of the Board of CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society across the globe. He has also served as the Chair of Navsarjan (Ahmedabad) and the President of Yuva in Mumbai and he worked in the boards of several other organizations, including the Global Fund for Community Foundation, the International Civil Society Centre and the Norwegian Human Rights Fund. 

Prior to Oxfam, Mr. Behar was the Executive Director of National Foundation for India and served as the Convener of National Social Watch Coalition and the Co-Chair of Global Call to Action Against Poverty, a network of over 11,000 civil society organisations.