Prof Srivastava has done MTech from IIT Kharagpur and is a specialist in natural resource management. After working as a university teacher in Orissa and a senior scientist at ICRISAT Hyderabad, he has been working in the NGO sector in AP for over 12 years. Since June 2006, he is heading the Centre of Social Initiative and Management (CSIM) Hyderabad where he teaches courses in NGO Management and Social Entrepreneurship. Under his leadership, CSIM Hyderabad has conducted several workshops on Social Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility.