Samiha Singh

Research Associate

Samiha Singh is a Research Associate at Nikore Associates, and an Economic Research Intern with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a double major in Quantitative Economics & Econometrics and Communication Studies. Samiha has a keen interest in leveraging research based evidence to improve policy efficacy in the field of development, specifically surrounding avenues of infrastructure development, education, and gender.

Ishita Uppadhayay

Assistant Manager

Ishita Uppadhayay is an undergraduate English Literature student at King’s College London with a sustained interest in economics and public policy. As Editorial Team Lead at Nikore Associates, she contributed to writing and editing research, as well as managing and coordinating the efforts of the editorial team. Ishita is also involved in youth journalism, holding the position of Co-Editor at The King’s Tab and Essays Editor at Strand Magazine.

Geetika Malhotra

Manager

Geetika is Research Manager at Nikore Associates. She is currently a Consultant with Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (G.A.M.E.) and Jagori. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. She is also a Global Shaper at the New Delhi Hub, part of the Global Shapers Community (an initiative of the World Economic Forum).

Akshay Kanikar

Senior Research Associate

Akshay Kanikar is a Research Associate at Nikore Associates. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds an undergraduate degree in Commerce from Pune University, currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Financial Economics at the University of Hyderabad. He has led research projects with focus areas like infrastructure, logistics, economic corridor development, and MSMEs. His research interests lie in the fields of macroeconomics, banking, and financial markets.

Priyal Mundhra

Assistant Manager

Priyal is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE) and holds an undergraduate degree in Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics from CHRIST (Deemed to be University). Her areas of interest include sustainable finance, gender-based issues, and financial literacy for women.

Poorva Prabhu

Summer Research Intern, LSE

Poorva is currently pursuing an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, London. She has obtained an undergraduate degree in Economics from St.Xavier's College, Mumbai. She has previously worked as an Analyst with a Gurgaon-based Management Consultancy firm. Her research interests include gender and labor-related studies as well as infrastructure development in developing countries. She wants to be involved in developing policies that are backed by rigorous economic research.

Khyati Bhatnagar

Assistant, India International Skill Centres

Khyati, a public policy enthusiast, has been working in the Indian skill development and vocational education sector for the past two years. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, and a master’s degree in Public Policy from King's College, London. Previously, she has worked in the media advocacy space, handling pan India projects in sectors like Intellectual Property and Public Health. She is passionate about an in-depth analysis of policy interventions with regards to gender equality and wishes to develop structured domain and entrepreneurial skill development modules for enhancement of the Indian female labor force participation.

Ashruth Talwar

Associate, IDinsight

Ashruth is currently pursuing a Masters's degree in Economics from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Prior to this, he pursued an undergraduate degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi. He was awarded a Research Fellowship in his final year of under-graduation and undertook a study to examine the role of a financially included woman in her household's health outcomes. The findings of the study were presented to the Department of Economics at his college. Going forward, he is interested in exploring education and health-based issues and undertakes research in these fields to inform policy decisions.

Chandni Ganesh

Writer, The Daily Net

Chandni is the Editorial Team Lead at Nikore Associates. She is currently pursuing a BA in Economics, Political Science, and Sociology at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. She also analyzes US politics for digital media houses based in North America and runs a social justice collective called Sabudana Things. Her interests lie in intersectional feminism and gender equity.

Manvika Gupta

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, UNICEF

Manvika is currently a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with UNICEF, New Delhi, and holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi. She has prior experience with a UK-based general insurer as an actuarial consultant in using statistical models to evaluate reserve bookings. She also has experience as a behavioral economist focusing on solving management problems using behavioral economics. She wants to use economic principles and data analytics to lead research inquiries in the social and economic space.

Laboni Singh

Associate Consultant, The Bridgespan group

Laboni is a Research Associate at Nikore Associates. She had 2+ years of transaction banking experience with Citi and will soon be joining the 2020 cohort of the Urban Fellowship at the Indian Institute of Human Settlements, Bangalore. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.