Gagan Sethi has an experience of working in the development sector especially in the field of social justice and legal education spanning more than 40 years. He serves as a trustee on the boards of various organizations like Janvikas, Yuva, Sahjeevan, KMVS, Navsarjan Trust, ECONET, etc., and is also the Chairperson of Dalit Foundation. Mr. Sethi was appointed as member of the Special Monitoring Group appointed by the NHRC for the 2001 earthquake and the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat. He was also on the Consultative Committee appointed by the Planning Commission to draft the Voluntary Agency Policy. His professional core areas are organizational development, human rights and capacity building of NGOs.