Advisors
Ankur is a strategic advisor to several startups and funds around the world. Ankur was Chief Finance and Strategy Officer for Weee!, America’s largest and fastest growing ethnic e-grocer.
Venkat Eshwara is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development, Placements and Alumni Relations) at Ashoka University. He has been associated with the Ashoka University project since 2013.
Jagdish is the promoter/co-founder and advisor of CitiusTech, one of the world’s Top 100 providers of healthcare technology services globally.
Shubha leads the HR and PMO teams at Pratham International. She has has held senior leadership roles and continues to engage in advisory capacity with diverse organisations.
Daniel M. Rothschild has been the Executive Director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University since 2014. Rothschild has held key positions at the R Street Institute and American Enterprise Institute.
Dr. Laveesh is the President and a Senior Fellow at CSEP. He is the Founder Director of Indicus Foundation and has published widely on subjects related to sustainable livelihoods, industrial, economic, and social reforms in India.
Murugan is the CEO of Veddis Foundation and co-founder of Raising Impact. Previously, Murugan was with Cisco in leadership roles helping build several successful businesses as part of the emerging solutions group and led Cisco’s social innovations group.
Team
Co-founder
Baishali’s experience of over 18 years’ spans across public policy, organisation and business development, strategic planning, fundraising, communications, journalism, public relations and training. She is former Director of Development, Strategy, Communications and Academy at Centre for Civil Society (CCS), India’s leading think tank and Founding Trustee of India Institute that promotes dignity, choice and enterprise through innovative research, evidence-based policy advocacy and litigation for free market policies. She is also a Founding Trustee of the India Institute and Agaati Foundation.
Co-founder
Bhuvana has 16+ years of experience in public policy research and has worked extensively alongside government and civil society partners on creating an enabling environment for enterprises, regulatory simplification, and reforming welfare programmes. She is the former Director, Research at the Centre for Civil Society. She led the thinking and execution of multiple high-visibility research publications including 100 Laws for Repeal, Doing Business in Delhi, Anatomy of K-12 Governance, Playbook for reforming Indian agriculture, and Regulation for New Realities.
Research Director
Shubho Roy is a JSD from the University of Chicago. He has an LLB from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences and was a Clerk to a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He works in law, economics and public choice theory and is interested in explaining unexpected outcomes in society through the incentives created through the legal system. Prior to joining the University of Chicago, Shubho was a researcher at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in New Delhi, India. His work involved legal and policy research in financial regulation, capital control, bankruptcy, and health laws.
Programme Director, Labour reforms
Pranjal’s 10+ year career spans social work and public policy. He has worked with Teach For India, evaluated judiciary’s programs in India and Peru with the World Bank, and consulted governments in the GCC region with McKinsey & Co. Middle East. He advises Astytva Children’s Centre Foundation on driving intergenerational mobility in urban slums. He holds a MPP degree from University of Chicago and is passionate about topics of identity in urban India, poverty alleviation, and history of Indian subcontinent.
Programme Director, Business Environment reforms
Praveen is a public policy professional with nearly a decade of experience working with India’s legislative and executive government institutions. In his last role at CEEW, he led the organisation’s government engagement function. Additionally, he serves as Visiting Faculty at NALSAR, Hyderabad, where he teaches a one-credit course on “The Science, Economics, Politics, and Policy of Climate Change”. Prior to CEEW, he led the LAMP Fellowship program instituted at PRS Legislative Research.
Associate Director, Operations
Prachi is a people and systems builder with 7+ years of experience working at the intersection of HR, finance, culture, and processes. She holds an MBA from University of Oxford and is an alumna of the Young India Fellowship. She has supported Khatabook, Harappa, and Jain & Associates across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding, finance and performance to exits, focusing on building practical systems that scale with integrity, clarity, and empathy.
Senior Programme Lead, Business Environment reforms
Neeraj is a policy and strategy professional whose work sits at the intersection of policy, technology, and markets. At Prosperiti, he leads efforts within the Business Environment vertical to advance Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) reforms across states. Previously, Neeraj led Government Engagements at the ONDC to accelerate the adoption of Digital Public Infrastructure for inclusive commerce. Neeraj holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Liberal Studies (Young India Fellowship) from Ashoka University and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Programme Lead, Land use reforms
Sargun Kaur is the team lead for Prosperiti’s land use reform team. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, India. Her research focus is on land use regulatory standards, business regulations, estimating the cost of standards, and designing regulatory reforms for states in India. She has previously interned with leading civil society organisations, including Centre for Civil Society (CCS), and the Kailash Satyarthi Foundation.
Consultant
Abhishek’s work focuses on regulations related to occupational health and industrial relations, with efforts to liberalise limits on work hours, and women’s job choices and hours. He also has experience with forest and fire safety regulations. Over the last three years, he has managed teams, engaged with government officials, and worked on legislative drafting. He graduated from Symbiosis Law School in 2021 with a consolidated honors degree in law and business administration.
Programme Lead, Labour reforms
Medha is a socioeconomic researcher, experienced in mixed-methods research and impact evaluations. She has a BA in Business Studies from DU and double MA in Economics from JNU and University of British Columbia. Her work focuses on informal and women workers, platform and gig labour, and the effectiveness of social protection delivery. She is proficient in Stata and fondly curious about all things behavioural. At Prosperiti, she leads evidence-driven policy research and analysis to support scalable, worker-centric reforms and resilient labour ecosystems.
Programme Lead, Labour reforms
Naveena is a lawyer and policy consultant with nearly four years of experience in
research and regulatory drafting across diverse sectors. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from ILS Law College, Pune, and a Master’s in Business Law from the NLSIU, Bangalore. As a Senior Consultant at Bridge Policy Think Tank, Naveena contributed to various stages of policymaking, from designing regulatory frameworks to leading advocacy efforts. She also contributed by drafting arbitral rules and designing a dispute resolution framework for IFSC.
Programme Lead, Land use reforms
Anushka is a programme lead for the Land use reform team at Prosperiti. A lawyer by training, Anushka has 6+ years of experience at some of India’s top law firms, in mergers & acquisitions, insolvency & bankruptcy law, and securities regulation, where she advised clients on complex transactional structuring and regulatory compliance across sectors. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Liberal Arts from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.
Senior Analyst, Business Environment reforms
Agrima is a lawyer by education having secured her B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Having specialised in international law, she is particularly interested in international arbitration and human rights law. She has completed the LAMP Fellowship, wherein she assisted a Member of Parliament in discharging his duties by contributing to the framing of parliamentary interventions, undertaking stakeholder consultations and coordinating projects in the constituency.
Senior Analyst, Labour reforms
Arshiya holds an M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Calcutta and a B.Sc. in Economics from Bethune College. Her academic training in behavioural economics, game theory, and quantitative methods. She has worked with the National Buildings Organisation (MoHUA), and contributed to state level data validation and analysis for drafting chapters for the latest statistical compendium. Across roles, she enjoys working at the intersection of data and policy, where evidence can inform meaningful action.
Senior Analyst, Land use reforms
Nikita is a lawyer by training, holding an LL.M. in International Law from O.P. Jindal Global
University and a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from Maharashtra NLU. Her academic interests include international governance, treaty implementation, and regulatory systems. She has worked in litigation, governance consulting, and legal research. Her experience
includes litigation practice before the High Court of Kerala, governance and political consulting, and research on public law and regulatory issues.
Senior Analyst, Land use reforms
Aishwarya is a lawyer and public policy professional with nearly three years of experience in
legal research, due diligence, and corporate advisory. She holds a Bachelor’s in Law from Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirapalli, and a post graduate diploma on public policy, design and management from the Indian School of Public Policy. She has formerly worked in
law firms in the domain of real estate and project financing.
Analyst, Land use reforms
Ananya holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has background in policy research and analysis across a diverse portfolio of socio-economic public policy issues. Previously at the Global Trade Observer, She was a part of the development of a high-impact situational report on global critical minerals supply chains, later presented at the Raisina Dialogue 2023. Her research interests lie at the intersection of political economy, gender, and institutional reform.
.
Development Associate
Jayashree holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Mathematics from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. In her role as organisation Development Associate, she focuses on optimising systems, managing talent, ensuring compliance and maintaining the company website. Besides her interest in working at communications strategy, she has a keen interest in public finance. She also holds a Bachelors in Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad.
Analyst, Business Environment reforms
Arin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Ashoka University. He has prior experience in public policy, advocacy and communications, having interned with organisations such as Accelerate Indian Philanthropy, YLAC, and Bhumi. He has a keen interest in climate change, governance and international development. Outside of work, he is a musician who plays the drums and guitar, and enjoys reviewing films on Letterboxd.
Analyst, Business Environment reforms
Kathan holds a BA degree in Pol. Science and History from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, DU. He has worked closely with the Government of UP on education sector reforms as a part of Deloitte. He has also served as a RA at the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre, where he supported policy research for national publications. Outside of work, he spends his time by reading, exploring local cuisines, watching cricket, hockey, baseball, and listening to music from across the world.
Kapil Tyagi
Analyst, Labour reforms
Kapil Tyagi holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT, Allahabad and an MA in Political Science. He has a keen interest in public policy, development, and sustainability. He served as a Volunteer Consultant at the GGI Impact Lab, where he collaborated with an education-focused NGO on strategy and initiatives aimed at improving educational outcomes. Alongside his academic and professional interests, he is also a banjo player and has participated in state-level music competitions.
Analyst, Business Environment reforms
Vibha holds an MA in Public Policy from Christ University and has pursued the Lokneeti Programme from the ISPP. She has previously interned with the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and Mantra4Change and has also volunteered with Teach For India as a part-time teacher. Having previously written articles for The Hindu, she is interested in translating complex policy challenges into stories. Apart from academics, she is an avid reader, loves to listen to a range of music influences and is looking to train in Carnatic music.
Analyst, Labour reforms
Sadhvi holds a BA in Humanities with a major in Sociology and an LLB. She previously interned at the district courts of Karnataka and has worked as a LAMP Fellow, where she assisted a Member of Parliament with parliamentary interventions, legislative research and constituency engagements. She is interested in questions of gender, sexuality and health.