Damini Yadav is a Public Policy and Social Development professional with almost 8 years of experience in various domains including CSR and Government affairs. She completed her bachelor’s from Miranda House, University of Delhi and master’s in public administration from Jamia Millia Islamia. She has formerly worked in NITI Aayog and Quality Council of India…
Pragati is a PhD graduate in Economics from IIM Bangalore, with research expertise in Labor Economics, Health Economics, and Applied Econometrics, and a strong focus on human capital investments. She specializes in quasi-experimental methods and stochastic frontier modeling. Her research has been selected for presentation at several leading international conferences. She was selected as one…
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…
Dr. Aishwary Kant Gupta holds a Ph.D. from TERI School of Advanced Research Studies, New Delhi, with a research focus on the economic analysis of Non-Tariff Measures in international trade. He has published research papers in Foreign Trade Review and Journal of International Commerce, Economic and Policy, and has also written articles in newspapers such…
Dr. Aditi Rawat, an Economics graduate from Doon University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) is an Associate Fellow at Pahle India Foundation. As an ICSSR doctoral fellow at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (A Central) University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand) her research focused on the Indian gig economy. Aditi has authored numerous papers in various journals, spanning topics such as the…
With over eight years of experience spanning legal practice, academia and research, Ankeetaa Mahesshwari transitioned to the social and public policy sector to pursue work with broader societal impact. To deepen her expertise, she earned a second Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Children’s Rights from Leiden University, the Netherlands. Since returning to India in…
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…
Dr. Payal Seth is a PhD in economics and used to work as an economist with Tata-Cornell Institute, Cornell University, US. Her research interests lay at the intersection of development, health, and behavioral economics. She has extensive experience in survey implementation, data management, and empirical research using experimental, quasi-experimental, and panel data methods. Payal received…
Poulami is a public health and development professional having 11 years experience in the domains of RMNCH, TB, Adolescent health, Nutrition and Covid 19 vaccination. She has worked with various national and international donors as well as state governments. Her expertise lies in Monitoring & Evaluation, Research, and Project Management, having collaborated with national and…
Abhishek Jha holds an M.Phil. in economics from CSRD, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has completed his M.A. economics from GIPE, Pune, and his B.A. (H.) economics from Delhi University. He has eight plus years of experience in the domains of macroeconomics, international trade and agriculture, and data analysis. In the past, he was…
Dr. Palakh Jain is a Director & Professor, Delhi School of Business. She serves as an Independent Director on the board of an NSE-listed company and is a member of the Managing Committee of the Jain Shiksha Pracharak Society (JSPS), the oldest Jain educational trust in Delhi with a history spanning over 100 years. Additionally,…
Dr Urvashi Prasad is a distinguished public policy professional with over 15 years of experience in health, nutrition, gender, sanitation, and development. She served as Director in the Office of the Vice Chairperson at NITI Aayog, working closely with all three Vice Chairpersons of the Indian government’s premier policy think tank. Dr Urvashi was part…











