Deepak has over 40 years of experience in the community and voluntary sector. He is currently the Chair of the Board of United Religion Initiative (UK). He is a Board Member of URI (Europe) since its inception and the European Network on Religion and Belief. He believes orking with others: to help create opportunities that transform lives, to help design and deliver projects and services that have a lasting and positive impact, to help incubate and maintain harmony between people and communities from different cultures, beliefs and backgrounds thereby, and to promote conditions that help the business to grow, flourish and generate prosperity for all – prosperity that is shared and enjoyed with dignity, in hope and shanti.

Among his notable achievements, Deepak is Founding Member of the United Religions Initiative (International), Founding Member of the United Religions Initiative (Europe), Founding Trustee of Citizens UK, Chair of the Black Environment Network, and Member of the Lambeth Group (for his work was awarded the MBE).