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I am currently working as M&E Lead at DMEO, NITI Aayog Government of India. I have 8+ years of cross-sector and cross-functional work experience across government, not-for-profits and IT consulting firms, in the areas of M&E, program management, stakeholder engagement, and policy engagement.
Previously, as part of International Growth Centre (IGC), I was involved in research management, engagement with stakeholders, including state and national level government stakeholders, multilateral and bilateral partners of IGC, and other local stakeholders. I have also worked on a project that involved managing program implementation of a large scale RCT research study for an ed-tech program in Government Senior Secondary schools of Haryana. I graduated in MA in Globalisation, Business and Development from Institute of Development Studies,Sussex, UK. I have cross-sector and cross-functional work experience across research think tank, not-for-profits and IT firm. I have keen interest in working on research, policy and collective impact.
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Kumar Das is the IGC Programme Policy Manager for IGC Bihar.
He holds a B.A. (H) in Sociology from the Presidency College, Calcutta, an MA in Development Studies from Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex and MSc in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to joining the IGC, Kumar worked as Senior Technical Consultant for UNICEF India Country Office, focusing on Evaluation, Research, and Policy.
His postgraduate research focused on health service delivery in India, involving a policy analysis of India’s Menstrual Hygiene Scheme to examine the role of policy networks, policy actors and politics of framing.
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Dr. Shreyasee ("sray-o-she") Das is an Instructional Assistant Professor at Temple University. She is also affiliated with the Temple Global Studies & the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program. Dr. Das completed her Ph.D. in Economics, her M.A. in Economics, and her B.Sc. in Economics, all from the University of Houston. Her research interests are in the fields of gender and development economics, with a regional focus on India. Some of her work examines marriage market outcomes in the event of natural and industrial disasters and the impact of property rights on women’s empowerment.
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I'm an associate economist at the RAND Corporation. I use applied economics to study new technologies and their often unintended consequences on economic, social, and political outcomes.
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Professor Elisabetta Lazzaro's academic and professional expertise focuses on the economics, business and policy of the arts, culture and creative industries, such as: Smart valorisation, business and societal innovation, growth and sustainability in the CCI; Arts markets; Capacity building, spillovers and socio-economic impact of culture in city and regional sustainable development; Entrepreneurship, innovative business models and financing (including crowdfunding) of artists and creative professionals; Digitalization and technology transfer in the arts, cultural heritage and creativity; Comparative analysis of regulatory and funding schemes for the CCI; Cultural participation, diversity and wellbeing; Culture in international cooperation and external relations.
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PhD Candidate - Researching gender and countering violent extremism policy
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Stephen Sinclair is Professor of Social Policy and Co-Director of the Scottish Poverty & Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) at Glasgow Caledonian University. His principal research interests are poverty and social security policy (particularly tackling child poverty), social innovation, financial exclusion and social policy Scotland. Among his recent research activities within SPIRU are a 3 year analytical partnership with the Scottish Government to support the delivery of the national child poverty strategy, and projects undertaken for the Poverty and Inequality Commission and the Edinburgh Poverty Commission. Some recent publications include a critical appraisal of Social Impact Bonds and the book Social Innovation and Social Policy: Theory, Policy and Practice (co-authored with Simone Baglioni). Stephen is a member of the Child Poverty Action Group’s UK Policy Committee and its Scottish Advisory Committee, joint Review editor and editorial board member of the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
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Hi there! I work primarily on universal health coverage (UHC) and health system reforms at Chatham House, a Think Tank. Particular focus areas are the political economy of UHC and accelerating health system reforms in low-and-middle income countries. Geographic regions of focus mostly South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Previously, I was in the International Development field, focused on health financing and advocacy in the fields of sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth participation and maternal and child health. I have also worked for the private sector as a healthcare technology research consultant for Southeast Asia.
I come from a multidisciplinary background and hold a Msc in Population and Development at The London School of Economics (LSE).
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Lecturer in Management for the Creative Industries at the Business School, University for the Creative Arts
Originally from China, currently based in London, UK.
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Manager, Gender and Inclusive Growth Initiative at Chatham House, Head of UK delegation to Women20 (W20)