Secondary Members
The CPP Advisory Council
Former Member of the IIMB Board of Directors
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Resident Representative a.i.
United Nations Development Programme
Executive Director, World Bank
Dean
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Senior Fellow
Gopal Naik
Area: Senior Fellow, Public Policy
Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy
Email: gopaln[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
Gopal Naik is Senior Fellow and Jal Jeevan Mission Chair Professor at the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. After completing PhD in agricultural...
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N.S. Vishwanathan
Area: Senior Fellow, Public Policy
Qualification: MA (Economics)
Email: nsv[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
Mr NS Vishwanathan is a career central banker. He joined the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1981 as a Direct Recruit Officer in Grade B, and retired as Deputy Governor in March 2020...
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Chief Policy Officer
Dr. Anjana Dube
Dr. Anjana Dube is Chief Policy Officer at the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. She holds a PhD in Public Policy from CPP IIM Bangalore, Master in Public management from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and Master in Statistics from Lucknow University.
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Research Associate
Kritika: Kritika is a Research Associate at the Centre of Public Policy. She has a bachelor's in law from St. Joseph's College of Law, Bangalore and is enrolled as an Advocate with the Karnataka State Bar Council. Her interests are into ground work and field work research as well as political philosophy, Human rights and International law.
Amshrutha Rudresh : Amshrutha Rudresh is a is a Research Associate at the Centre for Public Policy. She holds a Master’s graduate in Public Policy from Christ University, Bangalore. She is currently working on Project SAKSHAM, the institute’s rural school development initiative. Her academic and project experience centre’s on education reform and rural development. She is interested in public welfare programs, grassroots governance, and social equity.
Anu kirthana G : Anukirthana G is a Research Associate at the Centre for Public Policy. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Christ University. Her research interests span education, health, rural development, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), with a focus on development outcomes in the Indian context.
Khushi Shah : Khushi is a Research Associate at IIM Bangalore working at the intersection of environmental policy, governance, and climate resilience. Her current research examines coastal infrastructure contestation in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, combining sustained fieldwork with communities, activists, and institutions contesting port development. She also contributes to water governance projects, including the Suvarnamukhi River rejuvenation initiative and Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) work in Kolar. Prior to joining IIM-B, she interned at SAC-ISRO on Himalayan glacier research. Her methodological expertise spans spatial analysis and qualitative data methods.
Aravind Prasad G : Aravind is a Research Associate at the Centre for Public Policy. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Madras School of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu. His primary specialization lies in applied micro econometrics and labour economics, while I also maintain a broader interest in macroeconomics and public policy, particularly in understanding how empirical evidence can inform economic policy and decision-making.
Academic Associates
Naveen Kumar is currently working as an Academic Associate with Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore. He holds an M.A in Public Policy and Governance from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. His research interests revolve around exploring and seeking to comprehend external avenues of policy advice with a focus on professionalization of government organizations by involving young professionals, NGOs and Industry experts."
Deepika M. S. is an Academic Associate at the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Central University of Punjab. She has academic experience as Assistant Professor in Economics at St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and professional experience in policy implementation with the Kudumbashree National Resource Organization. Her research interests lie in development economics, particularly poverty and gender studies.
Nanditha Ajith is an Academic Associate at the Centre of Public Policy. She has a bachelor’s in economics from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, and a master’s in economics from the University of Bonn, Germany. Her interests include development economics, political economy and applied econometrics.
Ajith Suresh Kumar is an Academic Associate at the Centre of Public Policy. He completed his Bachelors and Masters Dual Degree in Economics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal in 2023. In the past, he has worked as a researcher with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. Research interests include topics in environment and education economics and policy.
Aishwarya S N is an Academic Associate with the Centre for Public Policy. She has a bachelor's in Journalism, Psychology and English from CHRIST (Deemed to be University) and masters in Development Studies from IIT Hyderabad. Her research interests lie in gender, labour, education and intersectional inequalities.
Doctoral Students
Personnel
G Sesi Kala
G Sesi Kala is Senior Executive at the Centre for Public Policy. She has an MA in Sociology from KSOU. She joined IIMB in November 1991 and has been with CPP since June 2017. She handles administrative functions and supports the Chairperson of the Centre. She assists in the organizing of long and short duration programmes, conferences and workshops, seminars and meetings at the Centre. She is passionate about travelling, movies and music.
Email: skala[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
Kavitha L
Kavitha L is working as Assistant Manager at CPP since August 2011. She is a commerce graduate from Vivekananda Degree College. She assists the chairperson and administrative officer for programmes and day to day activities in the department
Email: kavithar[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
Paritosh Pathak
Paritosh currently serves as a Consultant with the Centre for Public Policy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He is a development sector professional with over 15 years of experience in driving impactful initiatives across public policy, research, and institutional development. Holding a Doctorate in Development Economics. Previously, he worked as Program Manager for the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, contributing significantly to large-scale capacity-building programs. His core expertise spans research, project management, capacity building, and knowledge management, with a strong focus on strengthening development systems and fostering sustainable socio-economic progress.
