Dr. Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was Head of Vector Control & Entomology division of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Government of India. He has been Country’s nodal officer for elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, headed the Planning and Coordination Division of NVBDCP, Delhi. He was In-Charge of Urban Malaria and National Filaria Control Programme in India. He served in different states as the Regional Entomologist and as Scientist in Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, New Delhi and Malaria Research Centre now known as NIMR. He has worked as Temporary Adviser to WHO on many occasions in Member countries of SEARO and WHO Headquarter Geneva. He has chaired and co-chaired scientific sessions on Lymphatic Filariasis in USA and France. He has been a part of Indian delegation on Conference of Parties (COPs) 2017 for DDT reduction in vector control. He has framed state specific Malaria elimination Plan in Jharkhand state with WHO support in 2019. He has been Co-chair of Vector Control Working Group under Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN). He has more than 50 scientific publications and has authored many guidelines including ‘Operational Manual for Integrated Vector Management in India’, and chapters in books. He has been conferred Vestergaard Frandsen Award 2019 by National Academy of Vector Borne Diseases (NAVBD), India. He has supported in Vector Control Need Assessment of India and Timor-Leste with WHO consultancy. Currently he is engaged as one of team members in drafting National strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination in India (2023-2027).