Career

Experience

Research, teaching, policy and programme work. Download CV ↓

Professional experience

Sep 2024 – May 2025
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Teaching Assistant, Econometrics and Economic Development

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
  • Assistant for the Econometrics and Economic Development courses; led TA sessions, review classes and hands-on Stata labs covering data analysis and econometric methods.
  • Designed and delivered lecture slides and instructional materials, and guided group projects on research design, data handling and empirical implementation.
  • Assisted with exam preparation and grading, evaluated assignments and projects, and offered individual academic support to students.
Jun 2020 – May 2023
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Teaching and Research Associate, Economics Area

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
  • Managed and evaluated the participation of 80+ students, ran weekly doubt-clearing sessions, prepared problem sets and quizzes, and facilitated in-class experiments, contributing to a 10% improvement in student exam performance.
  • Led data analysis for “Bleeding at the Margins: Understanding Period Poverty among SC and ST Women”: downloaded and cleaned the NFHS-5 data in Stata and ran Fairlie decomposition regressions to examine disparities.
Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
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Economics Curriculum Developer

Evelyn Learning Systems Private Limited, New Delhi
  • Developed case studies and research summaries of government reports and policy papers, supporting applied learning in economics.
  • Designed econometrics problem sets and exercises, ensuring methodological accuracy and clarity for students from diverse academic backgrounds.
  • Reviewed and refined academic content with a 95% approval rate, and created study materials and quizzes to improve engagement and learning outcomes.
Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
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Intern

National Human Rights Commission, India
  • Conducted policy analysis on institutional outreach and accountability, examining strategies to improve the Commission’s engagement with rural populations.
  • Produced an in-depth report on health entitlements and service delivery in India, comparing public and private health systems with a focus on access, equity and governance.
  • Applied qualitative research and policy-evaluation methods to rights-based frameworks and social-sector delivery, translating findings into policy recommendations.
  • Outputs: Health as a Human Right (Uttar Pradesh health-governance report) and Expanding the Reach of Justice (NHRC rural-outreach policy note).

Volunteer and leadership

2023 – Present
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Co-Founder and Analytics Lead

RaktSankalp · registered nonprofit, India
  • Direct analytics and impact reporting for a voluntary blood-donation awareness platform spanning 120+ events and 110+ registered donors; preparing a CSR partnership pitch for corporate engagement events in 2027.
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025
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Fellow, Program and Development

International Student House of Washington, D.C.
  • Designed and implemented structured programmes, including the curriculum and delivery strategy of the Ambassador Fellows Program, in line with I-House DC’s mission and good practice in international education and nonprofit management.
  • Hosted and organised key events, including the Ambassador Series, Open House Expo, Alumni Mixing Series and cultural events.
  • Launched the Waldo Stevenson Forum, modelled on the Oxford Union, to foster dialogue and exchange of ideas among residents. Read the WSF report →

Awards and skills

Awards and scholarships

  • 4th of 28 teams, Johns Hopkins SAIS × Walmart Global Policy Challenge · skilled-trades workforce strategy
  • Abernethy Scholarship · 2023–24
  • MIEF Tuition Fee Scholarship · 2023
  • Graduate Merit Scholarship · 2017–18

Skills

Tools
StataRPythonExcel
Causal inference & impact evaluation
Propensity score matchingFixed effectsDifference-in-differencesLogistic / linear probability modelsDecomposition analysis
Predictive modelling
OLSNegative BinomialGradient BoostingRandom Forest (cross-validated)
Data products
Dashboard and data-product design