Jyotsna has been director of CBPS since January 2011. She has a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Her research primarily focuses on education and gender. Before her association with CBPS, she worked as an advisor of Education at the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, for five years. She has actively worked with educational policy planners, administrators, teachers and professionals at various levels both nationally and internationally.
Srinivas joined CBPS in December 2011. He served in the Indian Audit Accounts Service (1982 batch) and in various other capacities in the government. He has also worked with the Centre for Good Governance (CGG), Hyderabad and Fiscal Policy Institute (Govt. of Karnataka). In CBPS, his research areas include decentralisation, governance and budget analysis.
Niveditha has been working with us since April 2015. She has a PhD in Sociology and Demography, with a minor in Women’s Studies from Pennsylvania State University. Prior to CBPS, she was working with International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore. At CBPS, her work includes gender related projects.
Archana joined CBPS in October 2018. She has recently completed her doctoral work at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) in the area of Public Policy. She also has a PG Diploma in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) and has worked with various organisations including ICICI Bank Ltd. and IWMI -TATA Water Policy Program. Her research interests lie in the areas of Inclusive Growth, Poverty and Inequality and Financial Inclusion.
An agricultural economist by education, Madhusudhan’s interests lie in the field of decentralization, public finance and policy. He has developed expertise in the analysis of budgets of local governments (rural and urban) as well as in the field of training elected representatives and government officers on budgets. He has trained over 1,000 elected representatives on budgets during his work with various projects. He is currently involved in studies related to decentralisation. He was at CBPS for 7 years and for a brief period of 8 months he worked as a Senior Research Fellow, Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement,
Mysuru. He joined CBPS back in March 2017.
Sridhar has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Prior to joining CBPS, he worked as an Engineering Manager at General Electric, Bangalore focusing on energy systems, renewables, organisational development and technology innovation. He joined CBPS in April 2017 and is currently working on Crop Insurance & Skills Development related projects.
Neha has a Masters in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics. She is a Research Advisor at the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies where her engagement has primarily been with gender studies and the education sector. She has worked on several projects related to women’s empowerment, agency and related issues. She has also worked extensively on the Right to Education, 2009. A Sociologist by training, she has been involved in studies that examine the relationship between gender, empowerment and education, elected women representatives, community engagement in schools.
Achala joined CBPS in October 2019 after working as an Expert Economic Analyst (Consultant) for one year at CBPS. She has Masters in Economics from Madras School of Economics. She has previously worked in Citi Analytics and AXA Business Services before making a switch to the development sector. Her research interests include public finance and economic policy.
Mahesh joined CBPS in November 2019 as a Research Advisor. He is pursuing his doctoral research with the Department of Social Work, Central University of Rajasthan. He has Masters Degree in Social Work and Geography from University of Rajasthan. He is a social and political activist and is associated voluntarily with various human rights organizations and people’s movements. He is a freelance journalist writing for recognized media platforms and magazines. His research area and interests include education, gender, democracy, constitutional and human rights. Prior to that he has been UGC-SRF and also
worked with Azim Premji Foundation.
Gayathri joined CBPS as a Public Health Consultant in August 2018. Previously, she worked as a Research Associate with CBPS in the year 2014-2015. A General Physician by education, her interests in community medicine led her to specialize in Public Health. She has completed her Master’s in Public Health degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her MBBS from MGM Medical College in Mumbai. Her main area of work has been health insurance and health budget analysis. Her areas of interest include health equity, universal health coverage, urban health and non-communicable diseases.
Mazahir joined CBPS in January 2020. He has a M.A. Social Work in Public Health, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and a B.A. (Hons) Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. After working as a management trainee for Magicbus India foundation for six months, he joined a UN-NHRC-TISS led pan India research study titled ‘National Research Study on Human Trafficking in India’ as a research officer. He also worked as a research assistant for a TISS – UoC collaborative research project titled ‘Slum Clearance, Urban Restructuring and (Re) Emergent Communities in Mumbai’. He worked with IIIT Delhi – Goldsmiths
College, University of London initiated research project titled ‘Jaankaar –
Leveraging Everyday Innovations in Governance and Accountability’.
Sowmya J joined CBPS in May 2017. She has Masters in Economics from Bangalore University. She previously worked as a Research Associate in Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore before joining CBPS.
Apurva joined CBPS in October 2018 after working as a Research Assistant for two years at Institute for Social and Economic Change. She has Masters in Applied Economics from Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum and Masters in Economics from Hyderabad Central University. At her previous organisation (ISEC), she has worked on Political Economy of the Research and Development in Pharmaceutical Industry.
Summaiya joined CBPS in October 2019 as a Research Associate (Communications). Prior to working with CBPS, Summaiya worked as a researcher at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s (KPCC) research wing. She also worked as a research associate with Synergia Foundation and taught at the department of Political Science and Public Policy of Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She has a Masters in Political Science from St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore.
Lekshmi joined CBPS in July, 2018 after graduating with a master’s in Public policy and governance from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. She has an Undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Kerala. She has previously interned with a management consultancy, Quantum Consulting and Wipro Cares, Bangalore.
Susmitha joined CBPS in September 2018. She has graduated with a Masters in Public Policy and Governance from Azim Premji University and has a Bachelor’s degree in History, Economics and Political Science from Christ University. She has earlier interned with Transforming Rural India Foundation, Tata Trusts in Madhya Pradesh and Urban Management Centre in Ahmedabad. She also worked as Research Assistant for the offices of legislators; Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda(MP) and G. Kishan Reddy(MLA).
Deepa joined CBPS in October 2018 after working as subject matter expert (Economics) at Spi Global technology. She has masters in economics from Madras School of Economics, Chennai and graduated in economics from University Of Delhi. Her master’s dissertation was focused on inter-generational mobility in education and occupation.
Vivek joined CBPS in July 2019. Prior to that he was an intern in CBPS. He has a masters degree in Social Work from St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore and a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University of Calicut. His master’s thesis topic was “a study on the impact of government schemes on the life of tribal families in South Western Ghats region of India.
Shiboni joined CBPS in August 2019. She has completed her Masters in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune . Her Masters thesis focused on “Estimation of Farmland Prices” in the Purandar Taluka of Pune, Maharashtra. She has previously interned with HDFC Bank House, Mumbai.
Rashmi joined CBPS in September 2019. She has completed her Masters in Economics from Christ University in 2017. She has previously worked in EY for one year as tax analyst. After that, she switched to IIMB (Centre for Public Policy) as a Research Associate, where she worked mainly upon political economy papers and projects related to UNICEF.
Joan joined CBPS in January 2020. She completed her Masters in Regulatory Governance from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. Her Masters dissertation titled “Labour regulations in the coal mines: Case study of women’s labour in one private and public mine” focuses on women’s labour conditions in the coal mines and the extent to which it is reflected in the labour laws and regulations. She has previously interned with the Competition Commission of India, New Delhi.
Ranjeeta has been working as a mentor in Patna since March 2018 in a project titled, ‘Empowerment based Mentoring Model for Adolescent Girls: Action Research in Bihar’. She holds a Post Graduate degree in Sociology from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya and a Post Graduate Diploma in Women and Child Welfare from Patna University. Additionally, she also holds a Diploma in HIV/AIDS and Family Education from IGNOU and a Diploma in Computer Applications. Thereafter, she worked as a District Resource Person in Bihar Mahila Samakhya Society (BMSS) for a period of 10 years between 2006 and 2016.
Srishti started working as a mentor since May 2019 in a project titled, ‘Empowerment based Mentoring Model for Adolescent Girls: Action Research in Bihar’. She has completed her B.Com from Calcutta University in 2014. She has completed various certificate courses in Computing, Accounting and Finance/ Information Systems for Auditing and Cost Management. She is currently pursuing Cost and Management Accountancy (CMA) under The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI). She is also certified in Advance Excel from National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), Patna. She worked as an accountant
as well as a Program Assistant for the School Readiness Program, Bihar Bal Bhawan,
Kilkari in Gaya.
Dheeraj started working as a mentor since May 2019 in a project titled, ‘Empowerment based Mentoring Model for Adolescent Girls: Action Research in Bihar’. He has completed his B.Com from Patna College in 2014. He worked as a District Facilitator under the UNICEF Project School Readiness Program “CHAHAK” implemented in Bihar Bal Bhawan, Kilkari, Gaya. Before being associated with MMP, he was working with Bal Bhawan Kilkari in Gaya as a mobile librarian.
Thyagarajan R.
Administrative and Liaison Officer
Thyagarajan has been associated with CBPS since 1998. Since 2008, he has been working as a Administrative and Liaison Officer. He now coordinates administrative issues of the organization in different projects and also involves himself in documentation and other activities.
Usha P.V.
Finance and Accounts Officer
Usha has been a Finance and Accounts Officer at CBPS since 2006. Her major responsibilities are overall maintenance of Accounts, facilitating the research team in their field travel and other administrative issues. Prior to CBPS, she worked as an accountant at MYRADA/PLAN.
Mrinalika R. Pandit
Communication and Information Manager
Mrinalika has Masters in Commerce from the University of Bangalore with her specialisation in Marketing and Finance. Earlier, she worked as Junior Project Manager with Swissnex, scientific wing of Swiss Embassy, Bangalore. She was also a consultant at IDPMS. She is a Certified Human Resource Management Professional (C.H.R.M.P). At CBPS, she handles communications, data archives and event logistics.
Vanaja S
Administrative cum Accounts Assistant
Vanaja S joined CBPS from 1 August 2017 as Administrative cum Accounts Assistant. She had worked Tide Technocrats Private Limited, Bangalore for 3 years as Administrative cum Accounts Assistant and Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), Bangalore for 11 years as Administrative Assistant (Front Office Maintenance). Overall, she has nearly 22 years of work experience.
Ramesh K. A.
Office Assistant
Ramesh has been working at CBPS as an office assistant since May 2010. Prior to CBPS, he worked as a Supervisor to House-Keeping staff at India Satcom Ltd.
