[1] He was educated at the University of Cambridge, The Architectural Association and obtained a PhD from the Royal College of Art.
He served two terms as a member of the Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group helping select art works for Trafalgar Square.
He is a trustee of the think tank Centre for Cities and of Article 25, a charity set up in response to the 2005 Indian Ocean earthquake and is currently President of the Architects Benevolent Society.
Prasad was a founding Commissioner of the UK Government's Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE); launched its Enabling Programme and later led its work on Skills.
He was a member of the Steering Committee of the UK Government's Innovation & Growth Team on Low Carbon construction which reported in November 2010.