Narayan Ramchandran is one of Takshashila’s co-founders. He worked on Wall Street (mostly at Morgan Stanley) for over 20 years, most recently as head of global emerging market investing and then country head of Morgan Stanley in India.

Lt. Gen. (Retd) Prakash Menon is the Director of the Strategic Studies Programme. He is also Professor Emeritus at Trans Disciplinary University (TDU), Bangalore and Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.

Pranay Kotasthane is deputy director of the Takshashila Institution. Pranay’s current research includes high tech geopolitics and the politics of radically networked societies. Pranay teaches public policy, international relations, and public finance at Takshashila’s graduate and post-graduate programmes.

Shambhavi Naik is the Head of Research at Takshashila and is the chairperson of the Advanced Biology programme. She has a PhD in Cancer Biology. Shambhavi’s research covers India’s policies in areas of emerging technologies, with a focus on healthcare and higher education.

Anupam Manur is an Assistant Professor at the Takshashila Institution. He was previously working as a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore, after completing his Masters in International Business (Economics) from Lancaster University.

Rohan was the Progamme Manager for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP), Technology and Policy programme at The Takshashila Institution from 2019 to 2022. Rohan’s research interests include Data Localization, AI, Privacy, and Cross Border Data Flow.

Manoj Kewalramani is a Fellow-China Studies at The Takshashila Institution. His research focuses on Chinese politics, foreign policy and approaches to new technologies.

Mihir Mahajan is an Adjunct Fellow at Takshashila and is the Chief of Staff at IP Spring LLC, a boutique US law firm that specializes in intellectual property matters. Mihir’s experience includes developing IP strategy, managing patent portfolios, patent transactions, and preparing and prosecuting patent applications.

Ajay was founding Chief Executive Officer of India Brand Equity Foundation (www.ibef.org) (2002-2006). This was a unique Public Private Partnership initiative to Promote, Project & Position India’s growth story globally. Ajay teaches government and public advocacy at Takshashila.

Sarthak is an Assistant Professor at the Takshashila Institution. He teaches economic reasoning and researches public finance. Before his foray into the public policy domain, he worked as an educator and a telecom engineer. He has completed Takshashila's PGP in public policy and holds a dual degree from BITS Pilani.

Rahul Matthan is a lawyer and was a Fellow with Takshashila’s Technology & Policy Research Programme.

Mahek worked as an Assistant Programme Manager at Takshashila. She has completed her Post-Graduation in Development Studies from Azim Premji University, Bangalore.

Suman is the programme manager for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Advanced Public Policy) programme at Takshashila. She has over twelve years of experience in the corporate sector across recruitment, communications and process & quality management.