Research Associate

Rishi has done his Bachelor’s in Economics from University of Delhi and Master’s in Economics from Ambedkar University Delhi. He has previously worked with organisations like Digital Empowerment Foundation, Infomerics Ratings and Valuation Pvt. Ltd., and the Institute for Competitiveness. He has also interned with organisations like EPW Research Foundation, Research and Information System for…

Research Associate

Harsh is an engineer turned development professional with an M.A in Development Studies from TISS Mumbai. He brings the industry perspective into the mix, having worked in the core manufacturing sector. He has previously worked on various projects (baseline study, impact assessment, M&E etc) catering to government, multinational and non-profit organizations. His passion lies in…

Associate Fellow and Coordinator, i-LEAP (India-Lead Elimination Action Project)

Ankita works as the Communications Manager at Pahle India Foundation.She graduated from St.Stephens College, Delhi University with a Bachelors in History and then completed her post-graduation in Global History from Freie University and Humboldt University, Berlin. Since returning to India in 2021, she has worked at two non-profits, Navjyoti India Foundation and Agrasar, in the…

Associate Fellow

Jyoti is a policy analyst with experience in policy research, monitoring and strategy evaluation, and data analytics with a major in legislative research. She was a Commission Fellow at The Lancet Citizens Commissions. She has published Strategic Yearbook along with other Papers on Security, Strategic perspective, International Relational, Internal and external Security. Jyoti Yadav can…

Associate Fellow

After a career of 8 years in legal practice, academics and research, Ankeetaa felt the need to steer her career towards the social and policy sector. So she decided to pursue her second Masters, an LL.M in International Children’s Rights from Leiden University, Netherlands. Since returning to India in 2022, she has worked at a…

Legal Consultant

Siddharth Acharya is an Advocate on Record practicing in the Supreme Court of India. Siddharth has wide range of experience in matters relating to Banking and Insurance litigation, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Election Petition, Civil and Criminal Trials and Bails. He has represented clients before various courts and forums in multiple jurisdictions across the country, including…

Media Consultant

Mr. Deepak Upadhyay has been reporting on India’s economic and social policies from the policy corridors of Delhi for the last 22 years. He has spent many years in policy investigation in both the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has written extensively for the country’s leading media organisations on the changes from gas discovery to…

Director - HR & Administration

Neera Bali, our Director – Administration, comes with varied and rich work experience of more than 2 decades; having worked in the Corporate environment and later with the Government of India in her various stints. She had long innings with HSBC Bank for 25 years and followed it up with a stint at NITI Aayog,…

Visiting Fellow

Sakshi is a Public Policy professional with diverse experiences, in that she has consulted with the ex-MoS Home and MP, Shri Hansraj Ahir; worked with government bodies like TRIFED & National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and international development agencies like the German Development Corporation. Drawing from her education at St. Stephens College and…

Visiting Fellow

Dr Chavi Asrani is a Visiting Fellow at Pahle India Foundation and is affiliated with O.P. Jindal Global University as an Assistant Professor of Economics. She has worked with organisations like Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Institute of Economic Growth, EY, the Fore School of Management, the Symbiosis School of Economics, the…

Jay Dev is an economist by training and has acquired more than fifteen years of experience in empirical research, monitoring and evaluation while working with organisations such as NIPFP, RISDC, UNICEF and other research-oriented institutions. His interests include Health Economics, Labour, Econometric Modelling, and Statistical analysis. Jay Dev has published his works in journals, including…

Senior Visiting Fellow

Mr. Prasoon Sharma is the CEO of Pradivya Software Pvt Ltd. He is an Honorary Fellow at The Global Governance Institute (GGI)-University College London (UCL) as well as a Pentland Scholar (EMPA 2018) at the Department of Political Science, UCL and at NYU Wagner Public Service School. He has worked in and travelled to more…