Ashruth Talwar Email & Phone Number

Delhi, India

Delhi, India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

New Delhi, Delhi

- Union Budget Analysis: Headed 10-member team and authored reports highlighting trends, and analyzing sectoral allocations towards infrastructure, MSMEs, and other social sectors in the Union Budget of 2020-21 and 2021-22. - COVID-19 & the Indian Economy: Led a 30+ member team to document the pandemic’s impact on economic growth, employment, businesses, and Government of India’s relief measures towards the same. Also undertook global comparison of policy responses which were presented at national and international webinars. - Women’s Economic Participation: Contributed to analyzing structural constraints and trends in women’s labor force participation and gender pay gaps over the last 7 decades using government and private sources.- Review of MSMEs in India: Led a 15+ member team to analyze the sector and issues in the value chain, skill levels, and infrastructure. - Presentations & Webinars: Represented the firm in virtual webinars hosted by United Nations Student Association (UNSA) Barcelona (2021), Citizens for Public Leadership (2021), and Foundation for Community Consensus (2020).- Recruitment and Operations: Led a 5-member team to formulate evaluation and interview criteria, culminating in the recruitment of 50+ interns. Established practices around team coordination, employee management, and event organization.

New Delhi, India

- Pathways to Numeracy in Rural India: A study conducted across schools and Anganwadi centers in Assam, Rajasthan, and Telangana. Undertook qualitative analysis of educators’ perspectives on early childhood education. Reviewed transcripts, developed response codes, and prepared a detailed summary on MS Word. - Accountability from the Grassroots in India: Intervention to improve foundational learning among children in rural India. Quantitatively evaluated responses of 2500 HMs & teachers on desired intervention outcomes. Prepared a well-formatted Excel file comprising analysis and key results. - Needs Assessment Survey: Developed survey tools to collect information related to background, digital access, and interest for a research methods course for students of Bankura University in West Bengal.

New Delhi Area, India

- 1 of 2 interns selected, of 100+ applicants, as part of the first ever undergraduate hiring by the firm. - Route to the Top for Chief Human Resource Officers: Presented 10+ insights on BSE Top 100 firms’ CHROs to the country head and 30+ member team.- Making of Successful CFOs: Prepared 5+ insights on characteristics that define CFOs of reputed companies for a roundtable conference attended by 50+ business professionals.

New Delhi Area, India

- Impact on GST: Surveyed companies and local businesses to examine the impact of the newly introduced indirect tax system. Prepared a detailed report of findings used by the firm to make policy recommendations. - Diversity and Youth Engagement: Curated content for a workshop involving 20+ school students to discuss the role of diversity in bringing communities together. The workshop was held in collaboration with Instagram. - Supported the company’s flagship programs – Policy in Action and High School Achievers. These saw active participation by 150+ individuals.

Master Of Science - Ms, Economics

Courses: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Mathematical Methods for Economics, Development Economics, Growth Economics.

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Activities and Societies: The Economics Society (President 2018-19), The Planning Forum (Treasurer 2017-18), College Football team.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Students' Council (2015-16); Member, School Football team (2011-2016) Core subjects: Economics.