Kummari Leelarani is an Economics postgraduate from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, and a graduate of Miranda House, University of Delhi. She has training in econometrics, applied research, and data analytics, and has worked on research projects involving empirical economic analysis and policy evaluation. She has also interned at Citibank, working on time series analysis, forecasting, and model selection. Her research interests include Applied Econometrics, Development Economics, Finance, and Data-driven Policy Analysis.