EDUCATION
PhD in Management (Innovation and Management in Education), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), 2026
Visiting Research Scholar, Global Early-Career Accelerator for Representation (GEAR), School of Management, University of Bath, UK, 2026
Masters in Commerce (MCom), University of Delhi, 2019
Bachelors in Commerce (BCom) (Honours), Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi, 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Project Scientist
School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi, 2026- ongoing
Working with Dr Debananda Misra.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, IIMA
Social Entrepreneurship: Innovating Social Change, MBA Elective 2023.
Public Policy, MBA Elective 2023.
Personal and Corporate Ethics, MBA Core Course 2023.
Research for Impact Fellow
J-PAL South Asia at IFMR, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2022–2023
Worked with Patrick Agte (then at Princeton University) on health policy evaluation project.
Awarded a $1,000 scholarship to pursue the MicroMasters in Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations by MITx.
Associate Fellow
Delhi Assembly Research Centre, Delhi Legislative Assembly, Delhi, 2019–2020
Worked closely with Members of the Legislative Assembly, providing research support for legislative procedures, policy analysis, and constituency development initiatives.
Young Professional
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, Delhi, 2018–2019
Worked as part of the Programme Management Unit supporting the national implementation of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(Save and Educate Girl Child) initiative.
Gandhi Fellow
Kaivalya Education Foundation, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, 2016–2017
Supported principal leadership development and taught primary school students in public schools.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Peer Reviewer for Journals: Higher Education Quarterly, Perspectives: Policy & Practice in Higher Education, Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers (SAGE), VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Conference Proposal Reviewer: American Educational Research Association: 2023-2025, Academy of Management: 2023–2025, European Academy of Management: 2024, Indian Public Policy Network: 2022, Society for Research into Higher Education: 2022, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: 2023–2025.
Professional Memberships: European Science Education Research Association: 2025–2026, European Group of Organizational Studies: 2024–2025, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action: 2024–2025, American Educational Research Association: 2024–2025, American Psychological Association: 2023–2024, Comparative and International Education Society: 2022–2023, Society for Research into Higher Education: 2021–2022.
Other Relevant Experiences: Student Representative, Library Committee, IIM A, 2021–2023, Youth Delegate, India-Korea and India-Czech Republic Youth Dialogues, Confederation of Young Leaders, 2019.
Invited to conduct a needs assessment of the Leadership and Excellence in Education training programme in collaboration with the Department of Education, Government of Delhi (2021).
