Sidhanta Mehra Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia

- Developing and managing relationship with subnational stakeholders across U.S. and Indian cities, ranging from national associations, Offices of Governors and Chief Ministers, Offices of City Mayors, State and Local Trade Directors, as well as the local chambers of commerce and business community leaders- Connecting with businesses and senior government officials on their regional priorities for business development and coordinating direct engagement- Providing content for U.S. businesses on navigating the policy and regulatory environment at the subnational level in India- Designing and executing state-level delegations to India for two-way trade discussions, including senior delegations from Kentucky and North Carolina to India in 2019- Developing and managing U.S. city-focused U.S.-India Future Connectivity Series to showcase strength of high-growth regions and their relationship with India as well as a platform for Indian businesses to develop ties with priority regions across the U.S.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Lead policy advocacy efforts for U.S. companies engaged in or are looking to invest in Bangladesh- Direct stakeholder engagement and business development management to sustain and drive the ambitious growth and trajectory the U.S.-Bangladesh Working Group- Drive partnerships with knowledge partners, experts, and connectivity highest-level government officials to curate sector-specific content for members of the Working Group- Design and coordinate business development, G2G and B2G meetings showcasing the strength and impact of U.S. businesses in Bangladesh- Developed and administrated Executive-Level Industry Engagement with Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina among other events to engage senior Bangladesh and U.S. Government officials

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Administrative lead manager for the Wadhwani Chair’s project on Indian States and the U.S.-India State and Urban Initiative, the chair’s first-of-its-kind effort to build subnational partnerships to drive deeper energy cooperation between India and the U.S.-Monitor socio-economic and political developments at the subnational level for research on state-level reforms, track progress of national-level goals for states, provide recommendations to state policymakers and the U.S. government on engagement strategy with Indian states-Lead on content development and logistics for the world’s first website tracking Indian state-level reforms (IndianStates.csis.org)-Organize events ranging from private roundtables to major workshops and fora in India and the U.S., including preparing agendas, identifying attendees and speakers, and coordinating social media and press coverage.-Liaise with existing and potential partners in the U.S. and Indian governments, private sectorstakeholders, and NGOs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Research, review, assess and collate information and data pertaining to South Asian countries andtheir respective foreign, and domestic policies- Providing research assistance for Ambassador Husain Haqqani’s book projects and for Dr. Aparna Pande’s upcoming book and proposal on India’s foreign policy. Research sources include newspapers, magazines, electronic databases (Jstor, Project Muse), government documents.- Support the department in collating research for opeds, interviews, lectures and conferences.- Maintain and revamped the South Asia Hudson website (southasiaathudson.org) and social media presence(@SouthAsiaHudson) for the department, along with contacts and email database- Create original content, edit and review material for website (Blogs, Country Profiles,Backgrounders), and cull, compile and design the Weekly Newsletter- Assist in logistical and administrative support at events, small conferences, as well as privatediscussions.- Coordinating with other team members, trained and monitored new interns- Offsite Research Intern for Dr. Aparna Pande through 2014 to August 2015.

One of 20 student representatives of the Dean's office and Pardee School programs to the BU Community and to prospective students and families

Greater Boston Area

- Recruited participants, run study under a scripted/controlled environment, interacted with parents of participants, coded current and past experiments, and presented assigned material/past literature during weekly lab meetings to all research assistants and lab manager- Under the leadership of Dr. Peter R. Blake, observed how children become cooperative members of society through different studies that involved game theory to observe altruism and gratitude and ownership of private property- Coded for experiments done across different cultures and, entering and double-checking data through Interact Mangold

New Delhi, India

- Researched policies available on Bioremediation geared towards oil spills, for the Department of Technology Transfer. Analyzed regulations for the application of TERI patented technology -- “Oil Zapper.”- Researched past literature on Bioremediation by governmental, non-governmental, and private companies required to establish regulations for Petroleum Exclusions and introduction of new technologies.- Prepared presentations to present to the Department of Technology Transfer, compiled findings in a final research paper/report

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations

Minor in Psychology, BU College of Arts and Sciences

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Fourth Year Senior Diploma in Indian Classical (Vocal) Music Second Year Junior Diploma in Tabla (Instrumental Music)

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