Foundation for Economic Development

Sakshi Bahmani

Sakshi is the HR Manager at FED, where she leads human resource strategy and operations. She has over five years of experience as an HR Business Partner, with a background in talent management, organizational development, and people strategy. Previously, she worked with Right Management India and the Trident Group, contributing to diverse aspects of HR […]

Gaurav Sirohi

Gaurav is a Consultant at FED where he works with the Government of Uttar Pradesh on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) reforms, focusing on streamlining regulatory processes and strengthening the business environment across the state. Previously, he worked with the Central Square Foundation (CSF) in Haryana, supporting Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) reforms in collaboration […]

Kumud Choudhary

Kumud is a Consultant at FED where she works on Ease of Doing Business reforms. Prior to FED, she worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, supporting clients across sectors on strategy, implementation, and program management. She has previously worked as a network consulting engineer at Cisco, and has also spent time […]

Shreyas Shivam

Shreyas is a Consultant at FED. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Management from Cardiff University. Shreyas previously worked at Bain & Company in their Tech, Media and Entertainment practice, guiding global clients on market-entry and transformation initiatives. He has also held roles at Grant Thornton and Foodstrong, a D2C nutrition startup, driving strategic business […]

Sudhanshu Neema

Sudhanshu is a Consultant at FED. With over nine years of experience in legal research, public policy, political risk analysis, policy advocacy, and knowledge management, Sudhanshu is a value-driven strategic leader who is passionate about creating positive social change. He holds a master’s degree in International Economic Relations from the School of International Service at […]

Mohd. Farhan

Farhan is a Team Lead at FED where he leads regulatory simplification initiatives with governments, advancing ease of doing business through actionable reforms. He has over ten years of experience driving governance and policy reform. Before FED, he led strategic initiatives at ILSS and managed national skilling programs at NSDC. He is an alumnus of […]

Manyammagari Vamshi Krishna Reddy

Vamshi is a Team Lead at FED where he leads engagement with the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) on reforms in industrial development and ease of doing business. He is a public policy professional with over 10 years of experience in governance, public finance, and digital transformation. Prior to FED, he worked with GoAP and […]

Kunal Raj

Kunal works as a Senior Programme Associate at FED. He previously worked with the Punjab Development Commission (PDC), collaborating with senior bureaucrats on initiatives across industry, tourism, and public finance, including reforms to Punjab’s property tax system. He holds a master’s degree in Development from Azim Premji University, with a focus on policy and governance.

Vaishnavi Gaur

Vaishnavi is a Senior Programme Associate at FED, working on policy and regulatory reforms to boost India’s electronics manufacturing. Previously, she has worked as a Research Fellow with the Punjab Development Commission focusing on public finance and contributing to state-level property tax reforms and Punjab’s submissions to the 16th Finance Commission. She has also worked […]

Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan is a public policy and economic development professional with a background in management consulting. Currently at FED, he leads the tax and trade projects. Before moving into the development sector, he spent 8 years in management consulting with PwC and KPMG, advising private and public sector clients on growth strategy, market entry, innovation, […]