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…

Senior Fellow

Ishan is a media professional and policy analyst with over 25 years of experience. He has held leadership positions in national newspapers including The Statesman and The Pioneer, as well as the Singapore-based media conglomerate Asia News Network. He was the founder director & editor-in- chief of Fomento Media, Goa. He has been a faculty…

Senior Visiting Fellow

Dr. Palakh Jain is an Associate Professor in the School of Management at Bennett University (Times of India Group) and Independent Director on Board of NSE Listed company. She has been appointed as Member, Managing Committee of JSPS (Oldest Jain Educational Trust of Delhi, 100+yrs). A Fellow of IIM, Ahmedabad and alumnus of Delhi School…

Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan serves NITI Aayog as a Fellow, heading the verticals of Trade and Commerce, Strategic Economic Dialogue, International Cooperation and Vision India@2047. Prior to joining the GoI, he has been an economist working to analyse a wide range of economic (mainly international trade), disruptive technology, environmental/energy, labor and public health policies. Dr.Gopalakrishnan…

Executive Director

Ravi is the Executive Director at ‘Pahle India Foundation’. Dr Rajiv Kumar, India’s foremost economist and former head of NITI Aayog is the founder Chairman of Pahle India. Earlier Ravi was CEO of South Asia’s foremost political think tank, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (RMP). He worked with RMP for 10 years. RMP is a political think…

Distinguished Professor and Scientific Advisor

Prof.Dr.Alok Srivastava is a Physical Chemist with specialisation in Nuclear Chemistry and Application of Radioanalytical Techniques in Environmental Sciences and Public Health. He is presently working as Professor and was Chairman (HOD) of the Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies, Panjab University. He has also held the position of Adjunct Professor in the…

Director, Centre for Excellence: Smart Agriculture & Millets

The ‘Proud daughter of Soil’, ‘The Milletpreneur’, ‘The Millet Mom’ – Sharmila Oswal – popularly known as the “Millet Woman of India” has been applauded by Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India several times, and been included in the popular talkshow Maan Ki Baat’s 97th episode. At the 100th special episode of Mann Ki…