Oct 2024 – Jan 2025 · 3 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · On-site

• Led the development of the Office’s annual reports and press releases to enhance outreach and policy engagement.
• Authored articles and curated the Office’s S&T newsletter - Vigyan Dhara
• Liaised with internal and external government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders for coordinated communication on science and technology policies and initiatives.
• Drove social media strategy, content creation, and engagement to strengthen the Office’s digital presence.

Sep 2023 – Jun 2024 · 9 mos · Singapore, Singapore

• Conducted research on strategies for Advanced Metering Infrastructure to induce efficient resource use, leading to recommendations for the Public Utilities Board of Singapore to promote water conservation.
• Researched and documented legislative and executive actions implemented by the Indian government aimed at bolstering renewable energy capacity.
• Engaged in a project centred on the ASEAN Power Grid's potential to expedite regional decarbonization efforts, emphasising learnings from the challenges and opportunities witnessed in the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP).

Aug 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 mos · Singapore

• Authored a book chapter discussing India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, in comparison to global privacy standards, and assessed its impact on the digital economy.
• Co-authored an op-ed on the subject to accompany the publication of the book chapter.-

Aug 2023 – Nov 2023 · 3 mos · Singapore

• Identified and analysed political risks affecting Indonesia’s and Vietnam’s coal phaseout plans under the Just Energy Transition Partnership finance mechanisms
• Mapped key stakeholders’ disposition and influence on the identified political risks, which might affect their commitment to coal phaseout.

Jul 2023 – Apr 2024 · 9 mos · Thailand · Remote

• Led a student team for capstone policy analysis project focused on providing policy recommendations to Meta on anticipating and monitoring public policy changes for regulation of digital platforms in Thailand.
• Conducted research and interviews with Thai stakeholders to gain insights into the motivation behind and actors involved in the formulation of the Royal Decree on Digital Platform Services.

Jan 2023 – Jul 2023 · 6 mos · Singapore

• Worked with Grab’s regional and country public affairs teams in its 8 countries of operation in southeast Asia to analyse and provide insights on public policy issues
• Developed positions and recommendations to advance Grab’s social mission, particularly related to antitrust, digital taxation, gig economy and future of work, data protection and AI, and adtech regulations
• Furthered Grab’s thought leadership efforts by developing and executing strategic action plans and initiatives related to Grab’s public affairs objectives
• Undertook risk assessment and mapped business impact from key policy developments at the national and regional levels
• Undertook a policy horizon scanning exercise to identify potential black swans in the medium term and develop a mitigation plan
• Coordinated and worked with other teams at Grab to develop and execute public affairs-related plans and initiatives
• Liaised with external stakeholders and focal points to develop a concerted stand on emerging regulations in the technology policy domain

Feb 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Monitored, analysed and prepared comprehensive policy briefs and backgrounder papers on sectoral legislations and developments in India and Brazil.
• Researched and prepared content for keynote addresses, fact sheets, journal and newspaper articles for the Brazilian Ambassador and other diplomats.
• Identified, ideated and organised synergistic missions of start-ups, researchers, academicians and industry leaders to India under Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Working Program of Innovation Diplomacy.
• Led Brazilian government and industry’s strategic efforts to disseminate the efficiency of biofuels for sustainable mobility in India by organising various conferences, policy roundtables, webinars and roadshows for the Indian government, automobile sector and general public outreach.
• Produced bimonthly e-newsletter on Brazilian science and innovation policies and developments.
• Prepared official correspondence of the Embassy to Indian ministries, media (including press notes and social media posts) and industry stakeholders.
• Designated to represent the Embassy at various fora and conferences.