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 works as a Senior Program 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 is a Senior Program 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 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, […]

Lakshita Mehrotra is a strategy consultant with over 9 years of experience driving growth across sectors. At the Foundation for Economic Development (FED), she leads projects focused on sectoral improvement and growth as well as improving India’s Ease of Doing Business. Prior to FED, Lakshita worked in the strategy teams with PwC and Myntra, leading […]

Ajit is Associate Program Manager at FED and based out of New Delhi. He has previously worked with state governments of Odisha and Jharkhand to implement randomized evaluations as part of J-PAL South Asia’s field research team. Ajit holds a masters in Econometrics & Mathematical Economics from LSE and a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from […]

Himanshu is an Associate Program Manager at FED. He works with government stakeholders on ease of doing business reforms to drive industrial growth and improve living standards. Before FED, he worked with BCG and EIU on projects in e-governance, agri-tech, trade policy, and macroeconomic research. Himanshu is an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social […]

Vrinda is a Program Associate at FED. She holds a Bachelors in Economics from Ashoka University and previously worked at DE Shaw where she supported financial research for their venture capital arm. Vrinda has a keen interest in questions of development and economic policy.

Avanti Nayal is a Program Associate at FED and is based out of New Delhi. She graduated with a degree in Economics from Krea University. Prior to working at FED, she led several educational /tutoring initiatives in her college & interned with public policy projects across Delhi, Patna etc. In her free time, she likes […]

Ahona is a Program Associate at the Foundation for Economic Development. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Economics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research in Psychology from Ashoka University. During this time, she interned with Centre for Social and Behavioural Change and the Central Square Foundation on […]