Priyadharshini Alagarraj Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

*Assisted in designing privacy preserving models for data automation and standardisation of data collection for highly secure administrative data *Assisted in developing secure data governance models in collaboration with national, state and local government agencies to promote increase data use and privacy*Collaborated with software development companies on projects aimed at implementing ethical and privacy enhancing technologies in civil justice and environmental justice systems.

India

Worked with the Governance and Technology vertical at Athena Infonomics on projects involving integration of ICT4D capabilities in FinTech and Impact Investing industries. Led mixed-methods research, diagnostic analysis, stakeholder analysis and business development.

Chennai Area, India

Led multiple mix-methods research studies deploying machine learning models in R to evaluate India's macroeconomic competitiveness in international export markets.

Chennai Area, India

*Led the end-to-end planning and implementation of a behavioural economics study to evaluate the significance of kinship in market access for MSMEs in Tamil Nadu,India. *Contributed to all program management capabilities including recruitment, training and management of field teams on the project.

New Delhi Area, India

• Part of the first edition of Policy in Action Program, a four week project-based engagement, to explore the fields of public policy and development and gain experience by working on a live project for a Member of Parliament.• Worked on the project titled 'Rights Based Labour Framework for the Service Driven Indian Economy' under Prof. M V Rajeev Gowda, Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, and a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Advisor: Dr. M.H.Bala Subrahmanya, Chairman & Professor, Department of Management Studies.• Studied the global entrepreneurial ecosystem concentrating on USA, Brazil and Israel, and repli-cated the Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project (BEEP) framework to India• Examined and addressed the policy implications on each component of Indian Ecosystem andreported the same.

Uttar Pradesh

• Advisor: Dr. Kaushik Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor, School of Management and Entrepreneurship.• Title: Leadership and Gender Inequality in Indian Educational Institutions.• Project proposal presented at the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) Conference 2016, Las Vegas.

New Delhi Area, India

• Worked under the ‘Tata Nano presents – 25 Under 25’ campaign, which entailed creating andbuilding a network and database of 500+ universities for the campaign.• Awarded the best RCM (Rotational Community Manager) in the North Zone for outstandingperformance.

Andhra Pradesh

• Conducted an on-field study on implementation and execution of Neeru Chettu Project andevaluated its progress under the MGNREGA, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India.• Assisted the project manager on budget allocation and an on-field study of the execution andprogress of the Neeru-Chettu Program. Made a report of the same for 60 working days whichwas used for further documentations in the department.

Uttar Pradesh

• On Campus Job• Handled operations during company visits to the campus for talks, jobs and intern selectionsduring the inaugural 2014 – 2015 placement drive.

B.Sc.(Research), Economics

Activities and Societies: • Student Representative, Social Outreach Team of Economics Society,Shiv Nadar University • Member, Sponsorship.

Master Of Public Policy

Activities and Societies: *Secretary- Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative, Georgetown University *Member-South Asia Policy Research.