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  • Arvind Pande
    Chairman
    J-PAL South Asia

    Arvind Pande serves as Chairman of J-PAL South Asia, where he advises on research projects and efforts to communicate findings from J-PAL evaluations to senior policymakers in the region.

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  • Iqbal Dhaliwal
    Scientific Director
    J-PAL South Asia
    MPA, Princeton University

    Iqbal Dhaliwal is the global head of Policy for J-PAL. He works with policy makers to disseminate the implications of J-PAL's research, identify new field evaluations and implement the scale-up of successful programs. He also works with J-PAL researchers to create cost-effectiveness analyses that compare different development programs.

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  • Esther Duflo
    Scientific Director
    J-PAL South Asia
    Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Ph.D., MIT

    Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at MIT and a founder and director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.

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  • Shobhini Mukerji
    Executive Director
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.A., London School of Economics

    Shobhini Mukerji is the Executive Director of J-PAL South Asia. She has experience in managing large scale assessments, training and capacity building, data management and analysis.

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  • John Floretta
    Deputy Director
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.A., Tufts University

    John Floretta is helping to establish the South Asia Center for Learning and Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) led by J-PAL South Asia.

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Policy and Training Group

  • Diva Dhar
    Policy and Training Manager
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.A., Yale University

    Diva Dhar is a Policy and Training Manager for CLEAR/J-PAL South Asia at IFMR. Diva works on strengthening monitoring and evaluation capacity in the region and promoting evidence based policy and decision-making.

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  • Shailesh Rai
    Policy Manager
    J-PAL South Asia
    MPP, Duke University

    Shailesh Rai works with NGOs and central and state governments in India to disseminate policy lessons from J-PAL’s research, scale up successful programs, and identify new evaluations.

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  • Seerat Kaur
    Policy and Training Associate
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.S., University of Bristol

    Seerat Kaur joined the J-PAL team in August 2011 as Policy and Training Associate.

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  • Neha Sharma
    Policy and Training Associate
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University

    Neha Sharma joined J-PAL SA in July 2011 as the Policy and Training Associate. In this role, she supports activities related to policy outreach, research, and training in relation to existing and potential J-PAL initiatives and partnerships.

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Finance and Administration Group

  • Arindam Mukherji
    Grants and Operations Manager
    J-PAL South Asia
    MBA, Institute of Rural Management, Anand

    Arindam manages donor relations, fundraising, proposal development and financial performance of projects at J-PAL South Asia.

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  • Bhavya Srinivasan
    Operations Manager
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.A., King's College London

    Bhavya Srinivasan holds a Masters degree in Environment and Development from King's College London and joined J-PAL's South Asia staff as an operations manager in May 2009.

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  • Narayanee A
    Assistant Manager
    J-PAL South Asia
    MBA, Pondicherry University

    Narayanee holds Master's degree in Human Resource from Pondicherry University and Master's degree in Commerce from University of Madras. She has joined J-PAL South Asia in September 2011 with a combined portfolio of Finance and HR.

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  • B. Ayyappa
    Administrative Officer
    J-PAL South Asia
    M.A., University of Madras

    B. Ayyappa uses his knowledge of database management, event management, and general administration on the J-PAL South Asia operations staff.

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  • Rashmi Pandey
    Executive Assistant
    J-PAL South Asia
    B.A., Patna Women's College

    Rashmi Pandey joined J-PAL South Asia as an Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the organization. Previous to joining J-PAL, she was working as a Project Assistant in the organization and was located in Bihar, India. She has three years of experience in electronic media and has also worked for one year with Hindustan Press. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Patna Women's College at Patna University, where she was elected as a Vice-Premier in college. Her areas of interest include event management, public relations, and news programming.

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