Devneel Goswami currently serves as a Senior Associate, Partnership and Communications at NCAER-NDIC with the responsibility of managing stakeholder relations, liaising with partner organisations and ensuring the visibility of the organisation’s academic and professional portfolio. He is a dedicated Public Policy Professional who has closely worked at the intersection of Policy, Partnerships, Project Management and Communication in the Public sector. Devneel completed a B.A. (Hons) in History with a minor in Political Science from Hindu College, University of Delhi after which he reported as a Journalist for The Wire. Following it up with a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Bristol, Devneel went on to supervise the implementation of policy interventions in rural blocks of Bihar as a Policy Associate at the Centre for Social and Behaviour Change.
Devneel is a firm believer in the ability of Public Policy to bring about positive change in society and generate mass impact. He is also a strong advocate of an interactive relationship between policymakers and the media in order to close the gap of understanding between the creation of Public Policy and the aspirations of the masses. Additionally, he is a published author with the Cambridge Journal of Science and Policy with a research paper titled, “Towards the Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa”. Devneel’s interests lie in Policy Analysis, Policy Communication, Human Development and tracing the spectrum of his Assamese identity using an academic lens.
Richa Jha holds a Master’s degree in Economics from O.P. Jindal Global University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. Her academic inclination is towards empirical development economics and economic inequality, with a strong interest in working with large datasets. Previously, she has interned with NABARD’s Department of Economic Analysis and Research, where she evaluated innovative financing models for farmer producer organizations.
Swapneel Biswas is a Research Associate in the Human Development and Data Innovation Department at NCAER. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from Jadavpur University, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Presidency University Kolkata.
He has experience in empirical analysis using software packages, STATA, R and Tableau. His research interests lie in Development Economics, Political Economy and International trade.
Athira Vinod is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) at NCAER. Her primary research interests are in development economics, education economics and applied microeconomics. She has previously worked as a research assistant at not-for-profit organizations such as the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India.
Athira holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham, an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Birmingham and a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Delhi.
Shweta Gupta is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) at NCAER. Her research focuses on environmental and climate change issues, natural resource economics, development economics, applied microeconomics, and econometrics. She has previously held positions as a research associate at the Centre for Socio-Economic and Political Research and served as a teaching assistant at the Delhi School of Economics. Additionally, she has taught microeconomics at National Law University, Odisha.
Shweta has recently submitted her doctoral dissertation at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. She also holds a postgraduate degree in Economics from the University of Hyderabad and a Bachelor’s degree from Kirorimal College, University of Delhi. Outside of her research, Shweta channels her creativity through doodling, adding a touch of artistic flair to her busy academic life.
