Vinayak was the Program Coordinator for water access, sanitation and hygiene at the Society for All Round Development in India and then the Environmental Manager for Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts in the Maldives. Vinayak has a Master’s in Science from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a Master’s in Science in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College, London. He has a Bachelor’s in Engineering from University of Nottingham, Malaysia campus. His vision is to make an effective contribution to environmental health in the Global South, especially in research, implementation, management of sustainable environmental public health policies and designing interventions by targeting key population level issues.