Ignatius Sebastian is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia, where he works on the data analysis of the randomized evaluation on the tax offices in Indonesia.

Rakean is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia, where he currently works on projects related to social protection for poverty reduction and is also assisting the urban transportation project.

Arushi Bedi is a Senior Policy Manager at J-PAL South Asia where she works on the scale-ups team. As part of her portfolio, Arushi leads the scaling up of interventions that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluations.

Aparna Krishnan leads J-PAL South Asia's Innovations in Data and Experiments for Action (IDEA) Lab, a dedicated team within J-PAL SA, with a focus on encouraging use of administrative data in research and policy.

Murali Mallikarjunan supports the partnership with the State Government of Tamil Nadu(GoTN) to institutionalize an evidence informed approach to policymaking.

Parikrama Chowdhry leads multiple scaling interventions that have proven effective through rigorous evaluations. Her work focuses on system-change initiatives across themes of economic inclusion, crime, violence and conflict and education, particularly in South Asia. With over a decade of experience...

Saptarishi is the Communications Manager at J-PAL South Asia.

Saurabh Bhajibhakare is an Associate Director of Research at J-PAL South Asia where he provides technical oversight on research and ethical integrity, data quality, and security. He also leads the internal capacity building program for research staff at J-PAL South Asia.

Sharanya leads strategic planning and day-to-day management of the policy vertical at J-PAL South Asia and provides strategic oversight to the different sector teams.

Sneha is a Training Manager at J-PAL South Asia. Prior to joining, she worked with the SDG Vertical at NITI Aayog and contributed to the monitoring and localisation of SDGs in the country. She has assisted Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Kochi Metro Expansion project, wherein she conducted a...