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CTIER-Team

CTIER’s core team is composed of individuals with a deep understanding of the R&D ecosystem and the challenges R&D leaders face, strong data skills, and a passion to transform R&D in Indian firms through well-designed programmatic interventions.

Hemant Zende

Finance and Administration

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Hemant Zende

Finance and Administration
Swati-Joshi
Swati Joshi

Senior Research Associate

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Swati Joshi

Senior Research Associate
Swati is a Senior Research Associate at CTIER. She has extensive experience working with state governments and international agencies such as UNICEF and the World Bank across different development sectors like education, WASH, public health, social security, and participatory planning.
She holds a MSc with Distinction in Industrial Biotechnology from Newcastle University and a BSc with Distinction from the University of Pune.
Chaitanya Lekharaju

Research Associate

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Chaitanya Lekharaju

Research Associate
Chaitanya Lekharaju is a Research Associate at CTIER. He has helped establish CTIER’s in-house survey unit. His research interests include firm level innovation, emerging technologies, and India’s higher education sector.
He has previously worked as a Project Management Professional (PMP) in the Power plant and Telecom construction industry. Chaitanya holds a MA degree in Development Studies from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.
Soumya-Misra
Soumya Misra

Research Analyst

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Soumya Misra

Research Analyst
Soumya Misra is a Research Analyst at CTIER. She has previously worked with UNICEF evaluating the SDG goals performance of the state government of Uttar Pradesh. Her interests lie in development economics, Indian economy and international relations.
She has a MA in Economics from Dr B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics, Bengaluru and a BSc (Research) Economics from Shiv Nadar University.
Neha-Kumari
Neha Kumari

Research Analyst

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Neha Kumari

Research Analyst
Neha Kumari is a Research Analyst at CTIER. Her research interests include higher education, startups, and their synergies. She has previously worked as a retail manager at an MNC and as a research intern at IIT Kharagpur.
Neha holds an MA degree in Development Studies from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.
Yash-Karmarkar
Yash Karmarkar

Research Analyst

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Yash Karmarkar

Research Analyst
Yash Karmarkar is a Research Analyst at CTIER. He is a data enthusiast and his interests lie in data extraction using python.
He has a MSc in Statistics from MIT-WPU, Pune and a BSc in Statistics from Abasaheb Garware College, Pune.
Nishant Dewaney

Research Analyst

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Nishant Dewaney

Research Analyst
Nishant Dewaney is a Research Analyst at CTIER. His research interests include the public sector’s role in R&D, adoption of new technologies by firms, innovation policy, and the communication of data. He has previously worked as a science communicator at an MNC and as a research intern at the DST - Centre for Policy Research at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Nishant holds an MSc degree in Science and Technology Communication from CSIR - National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research and an BSc degree in Physics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
Shrimoyee-Mukherjee
Shrimoyee Mukherjee

Research Analyst

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Shrimoyee Mukherjee

Research Analyst
Shrimoyee is a Research Analyst at CTIER. She has contributed to CTIER’s in-house survey unit, specifically focusing on firm-level surveys. She has previously collaborated with government bodies, academic institutions and researchers to analyse various economic topics. Her areas of interest include international economics and development economics.
She holds a master’s degree in Economics with specialization in International Trade from Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bethune College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
Pranali Patil

Research Analyst

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Pranali Patil

Research Analyst
Pranali is a Research Analyst at CTIER. She has contributed CTIER's efforts on India Management and Growth Survey. Her interests lie in public policy, development economics and the Indian economy.
She has an MA in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Pune and a BA Political Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Sukhada Raibole

Research Analyst

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Sukhada Raibole

Research Analyst
Sukhada is a Research Analyst at CTIER. She has contributed to CTIER's efforts on firm level surveys. Her interest areas lie in manufacturing sector dynamics, data analysis and public policy.
She holds a BBA Degree with a specialisation in Marketing from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
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