Experience

Geneva Graduate Institute

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Creative Associates International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Knowledge Management Content Development Specialist

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Built internal learning database, based on interviews with project teams across the divisions of Communities in Transition, Education, and Economic Growth to assist in future project design, proposal writing and to further the company’s learning agenda. • Designed staff-friendly tools for future proposal writing, based on an analysis of best practices, approaches and historically successful activities. • Worked with the M&E team to develop a Community Policing Assessment Tool for project implementation in conflict zones to assess the perception security actors and the local populace have of each other. • Assisted 30 project teams in preparing grant proposals based on historical activities, capturing project-relevant knowledge regarding implementation and learning, and documented activities and key takeaways in the internal database. • Completed Backstop certification, with training in several modules including contracting, procurement, budgeting and grant management. Show less



World Resources Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 700 & Above Employee

• Helms Fellow

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Provided research support for policy brief prepared by Senior Associates on climate policy and land degradation in Ghana and Ivory Coast which contributed to WRI’s government engagement initiative which sought to assist governments meet their Nationally Determined Contribution goals under the Paris agreement. • Prepared background research assessments to produce a catalogue of climate actions undertaken by companies that are signatories of the Global Cocoa and Forests Initiative to examine if they meet their stated goals. • Contributed to the publication of a white paper on successful Private-Public partnerships to enhance climate action, presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2019. • Prepared background research for advocacy paper on living wages in clothing supply chains in South East Asia. Show less



Vivekananda International Foundation

• New Delhi

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Published op-eds and commentaries about US foreign policy in the Yemen war and the Syrian Civil War which generated more than 100,000 clicks. • Assisted Senior Fellows with policy-relevant research pertaining to India’s security and economic relationships with Gulf states. • Prepared fortnightly review and analysis of major news and events from West Asia. • Published op-eds and commentaries about US foreign policy in the Yemen war and the Syrian Civil War which generated more than 100,000 clicks. • Assisted Senior Fellows with policy-relevant research pertaining to India’s security and economic relationships with Gulf states. • Prepared fortnightly review and analysis of major news and events from West Asia.



Observer Research Foundation

• India
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Prepared discussion summaries for a white paper prepared on the production of pulses in India that was presented to the government of India. • Helped coordinate and organize 3 conferences on topics pertaining to domestic policy and international affairs; prepared event reports and press releases. • Assisted senior staff with policy-relevant research on West Asia with a focus on Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. • Edited and compiled the organization’s monthly online newsletter on West Asia. Show less



Open Democracy Advice Center

• Cape Town

• Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Evaluated actual and proposed legislation related to whistleblower protection and access to information in Southern Africa. • Compiled and analyzed news and academic literature on increasing transparency in government. • Responded to funder queries regarding organization position papers and advocacy strategy. • Conducted a review of anti-corruption laws in Southern Africa and investigated relevance to South Africa. • Evaluated actual and proposed legislation related to whistleblower protection and access to information in Southern Africa. • Compiled and analyzed news and academic literature on increasing transparency in government. • Responded to funder queries regarding organization position papers and advocacy strategy. • Conducted a review of anti-corruption laws in Southern Africa and investigated relevance to South Africa.



Tata Steel

• India
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2013 - Jun 2013

  Data analysis and critical analysis of work done by the Rural services and their policies over the past 15 years. Also did some field work and inspection of schemes launched by TSRDS in the 1990's. Data analysis and critical analysis of work done by the Rural services and their policies over the past 15 years. Also did some field work and inspection of schemes launched by TSRDS in the 1990's.