Leah is an Assistant Programme Manager for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Defence & Foreign Affairs) programme at Takshashila Institution.

Ruturaj was a Research Analyst at Takshahila, primarily working under the Advanced Biology programme from 2020 to 2022. He was involved in projects related to Science Diplomacy and the Biodiversity Act.

Anwesha Sen is an Assistant Programme Manager for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Defence & Foreign Affairs) programme at Takshashila Institution. She holds a Master's in Human Rights and International Politics from the University of Glasgow and also researches AI governance and tech policy in India.

Anup is an Electronics Engineer who has worked with some of the biggest semiconductor firms. He currently is the co-founder of a startup, NUJ AI. He is interested in the applications of Machine Learning, Industrial IoT, Computer Vision and AI at scale.

Samparna is currently working as as the Head of Product at Goodmeetings. She previously worked with the Government of Odisha as a Communications Specialist. She has also done Takshashila’s PGP in Public Policy. Her research interests span the Indian semiconductor industry and its related policies.

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

Pranathi was an intern with the Public Health and Life Sciences Research team in 2021. Her research interests included vaccine diplomacy and public health.

Aparna Pande is Research Fellow & Director of Hudson Institute’s Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia.

Sourav Mannaraprayil is the Communications Manager at Takshashila Institution. He is a digital marketing professional and creative enthusiast with a passion for photography. He graduated from George Brown College, Toronto, and has gained experience through internships in digital marketing. He has worked in roles encompassing social media strategy, content creation, and growth hacking, notably serving as a Social Media Coordinator at Pinch Social.

Javeed Ahmad is an Adjunct Distinguished Fellow at Takshashila. He is a retired officer of the Indian Police Service (I.P.S) of the 1984 batch, UP cadre. He has 37 years of experience in leadership and law enforcement covering aspects including anti-corruption investigations, policy planning, crisis management and security management.

Kartik Bommakanti is a Senior Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Kartik specialises in space military issues and his research is primarily centred on the Indo-Pacific region. He also works on emerging technologies as well as nuclear, conventional and sub-conventional coercion, particularly in the context of the Indian subcontinent and the role of great powers in the subcontinent’s strategic dynamics.

Suchir Kalra is currently an Economics and Computer Science undergrad at Ashoka University. He is interested in AI Art and Perspectives research having authored a paper on a cross linking study of Piketty's Capital and Ideology and Boo's Behind the Beautiful Flowers. His research interests lie at the intersection of technology and policy.

Vishal Ramprasad currently works as the Senior Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport at the World Resources Institute, Mumbai. He has an MBA from EDHEC Business School. His research interests mainly include internet, social media governance and sustainability.

Pranav R Satyanath was a Research Analyst working in the Strategic Studies programme at the Takshashila Institution. He works on issues related to defence technologies, nuclear politics and space policy. His research interests lie at the intersection of technology and policy.

Dr Y. Nithiyanandam is a professor and the head of the Takshashila Institution's Geospatial Program. He is working on several themes in defense and national security.

Satya is a Research Analyst with the High-tech Geopolitics programme at Takshahsila. His research primarily focuses on Technology policy, Semiconductor Geopolitics, and AI Governance. He also curates the HTG programme’s flagship newsletter, Technopolitik.
A graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, he has completed Takshashila’s GCPP (Technology and Policy) and now teaches modules on semiconductors, AI governance, and responsible strategy in the same course.

A mechanical engineer by qualification and a businessman by profession, Yusuf is an Adjunct Scholar at Takshashila. He has a keen interest in defence and geopolitics and runs India's largest online discussion forum on defence and strategic affairs.

Piyush Singh is a lawyer by education and a public policy professional. He was working as a Junior Research Associate with Takshashila. His areas of interests included Foreign Affairs, Political Risk Analysis, Political Science, and Government Studies. He has a Masters degree in Contemporary China Studies from the Renmin University of China.

Ashwin is a Research Analyst working with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at the Takshashila Institution. He monitors the evolution of India as a space power by undertaking policy research on the commercial, legal, and strategic aspects of outer space affairs from an Indian national interest perspective.

Ashwin's contact details can be found at linktr.ee/ashwinpras.

Agastya Bhatia is a junior double majoring in IA and economics. He is regionally interested in South Asia and the Asia Pacific region. He has worked under Dr. Ollapally on issues regarding Sino-Indian border conflict in the past. He is also a member of the Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity at GWU.