Andrey Gubin is an Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations of the Eastern Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok). He has a PhD in Political Science and his research interests mainly includes Russian foreign policy.

Utkarsh was a Research Analyst with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme from 2019 to 2020. His research interests focused on space policy and technology governance.

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.

Bharath Reddy is an Associate Fellow with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at the Takshashila Institution. His research interests are at the intersections of technology, geopolitics, and India's national interests, focusing on AI governance, open-source technologies, and telecommunications. He also manages the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Technology and Policy).

KPM Das is an Adjunct Fellow with the Takshashila Institution and the National Cybersecurity and Trust Officer for Cisco driving the emerging cyber security initiatives in India and Asia Pacific. Formerly with the Indian Army until 2003, he graduated from the National Defence Academy and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. KPM set up the Information/Cyber Warfare Cell in the Military Operations Directorate at Army HQ during Operation Vijay.

Nitansha Bansal was an intern with the Strategic Studies team from April to September 2021. Her research interests included Foreign Affairs, Cybersecurity, Nuclear Studies and Space Technology.

Dr. Manjulika Vaz is a Senior Resident at the St. John’s Research Institute. She has a PhD in Allied Health Sciences focusing on the Ethics and Public Perceptions of Biobanking Research. Her research interests range from promoting the humanities in medical education to gender rights and inclusiveness.

Shekhar Sathe is a banking and finance professional based in Mumbai. He is currently the director at Infinitum Production Pvt Ltd. He has spent a majority of his career as an investment banker with Kotak Mahindra.

Shrey was a Staff Research Analyst with Takshashila’s Indo-Pacific Studies Programme. His work covered India’s diplomacy and security interactions in the neighbourhood and broader Indo-Pacific region.

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.

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.

Col Vikrant S Shinde is a serving officer in the Indian Army. He was commissioned in 2000 in the Infantry. He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College and Army War College. Currently, he is associated with The Takshashila Institution as a Research Fellow in the Defence Fellowship Programme.

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.