Vinay Nagaraju
Vinay Nagaraju is the Executive Director of the Inclusion Economics India Centre. Based in New Delhi, he leads the overall administration of the Centre and its programmes across several states, overseeing core teams and providing strategic leadership to research programmes in partnership with Yale University. Vinay brings around two decades of international professional experience in […]
Veena Srinivasan
Dr Veena Srinivasan is the Founder and Executive Director of WELL Labs, a research and innovation organisation working to translate scientific research into real-world solutions that create livelihoods and conserve the environment. She is a socio-hydrologist with around two decades of experience working on water, environmental systems and sustainable resource management. Prior to founding WELL […]
Sushila Varma
Sushila Varma is the Executive Director of IWWAGE and brings over two decades of experience across social impact, strategy, innovation, partnerships and media. At IWWAGE, she works at the intersection of research, policy and practice to advance women’s economic empowerment through evidence-driven solutions and collaborative action. Prior to joining IWWAGE, Sushila led the Design and […]
Shobhini Mukerji
Shobhini Mukerji is the Executive Director of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)’s South Asia regional centre. She has led J-PAL’s largest office since 2011, working alongside a team of over 200 staff to guide its pan-India operations and partnerships with more than 20 state and central government agencies. Shobhini works closely with policymakers, civil […]
Sharon Buteau
Sharon Buteau is the Executive Director of LEAD at Krea University and brings over 18 years of experience in research and international development, including more than seven years in digital financial services and financial inclusion. Her work focuses on identifying effective solutions to promote enterprise growth and development and unlock the potential of micro and […]
Shailender Swaminathan
Dr. Shailender Swaminathan is the Director of the Sapien Labs Centre for Human Brain and Mind at Krea University. He is a health economist and policy researcher with expertise in applied econometrics, bringing more than two decades of academic and research experience from the United States and India. Shailender returned to India after holding diverse […]
T. S. Tirumurti
Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti is a distinguished diplomat and former Indian Foreign Service officer whose diplomatic career spanned 37 years between 1985 and 2022. He served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York from 2020 to 2022 and was President of the UN Security Council in August 2021. […]
Rajendra Thakur
Rajendra Thakur is the Executive Director of the Centre for Digital Financial Inclusion (CDFI), an innovation and research centre at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR). His work spans digital financial inclusion, technology, data-driven governance and rural development, with a focus on using digital solutions to strengthen public service delivery and livelihoods. At […]
Deepanshu Khandelwal
Deepanshu Khandelwal is the Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst AIC, where he leads the overall administration of the centre based in Jaipur and manages its activities and programmes in close coordination with its launch partners, including the Atal Innovation Mission at NITI Aayog. He brings diverse experience across entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, programme management and startup […]