Mr. G. B. Reddy has joined Indian Forest Service in the year 1981. For the last 24 years, he has worked in various capacities and been actively involved in Tribal Development and Natural Resource Management programmes. Mr. G. B. Reddy joined as Director, Orissa Watershed Development Mission (OWDM) in September 2004 and is involved in implementation of watershed development programmes in the State. As Director, OWDM he holds responsibility of managing Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project (WORLP) on the behalf of Govt. of Orissa. Earlier Mr. G. B. Reddy worked in UNWFP funded World Food Programme (WFP) as Project Director, WFP Orissa and implemented various food security and livelihoods programmes in the tribal pockets of Orissa. He has a flair for reading and traveling.