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).

Areen
Deshmukh

Research Associate

Areen Deshmukh is a Research Associate at Nikore Associates. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi and wishes to pursue a career further in international and development studies. Her research interests lie in the field of social protection and gender mainstreaming. She has previously worked as a project manager at Genpact for an industry-leading consumer goods client.

Charmi Mehta

Senior Researcher

Charmi Mehta is a Research Advisor at Nikore Associates and a Research Consultant at Finance Research Group, Mumbai. She holds undergraduate degrees in Economics and Law along with a Master's in Public Policy from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. Previously, she has worked with Asia Society India Centre, the Centre for Science and Environment and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. She was also a part of the NLSIU-Action Aid
team that drafted the Slum Development Bill for the Government of Karnataka in 2018-19. Her research interests lie at the intersection of public finance, climate policy and regulatory governance.

Ashmita Chowdhury

Research Associate

Ashmita Chowdhury is Research Associate at Nikore Associates. She is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Economics from Miranda House, University of Delhi. Her interests include studying the relation between social inequalities, economic performance and governance.

Vidhi Narang

Associate, PWC India

Vidhi holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from NMIMS University, Mumbai, and is is currently working with PWC India as an associate. She has experience in working with NGOs in the field of gender sensitization and skill development. She is pursuing a master’s in public policy from NLS, Bangalore, and wishes to be involved in formulating policies on gender-related issues and skill development.

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.

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.