Tirtha Patel Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

* Analyzing different ESG and sustainability ratings and rankings (SASB, ISSB, TCFD) and quantifying their impact on investor decisions * Drafting recommendations for increasing the adoption of GRI Standards by investors to inform investment decision-making

Paris, France

* Developing 3 detailed D4D Country Profiles (UK, Sweden, Canada) mapping ODA for Gender Data * Processing and analyzing the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) database on development finance provided for Gender Data in OECD partner countries* Conducting in-depth policy literature review on policies related to Gender Data financing, and managing collaborations with data and statistical leads from 3 bilateral agencies (FCDO, GAC, Sida)

Paris, France

* Developing and piloting 2 customizable advisory services on ‘organizational mainstreaming of innovations’ and ‘innovation portfolio management’ within OECD bilateral agencies, for strategically improving their development finance effectiveness* Synthesizing and drafting an OECD policy paper on organizational innovation mainstreaming, with in-depth case studies on 5 OECD bilateral agencies (FCDO, USAID, AFD, Sida, KOICA), as well as their short OECD TIPS In-practice webpages

Paris, France

* Devised in-depth academic literature review on barriers and facilitators to organizational mainstreaming of innovations* Established 2 measurement instruments for qualitatively and quantitatively evaluating organizational adoption of different innovations* Conducted qualitative research using these instruments to interview innovation leads from 5 bilateral agencies (FCDO, USAID, AFD, Sida, KOICA)

New Delhi, Delhi, India

* Designed and managed program evaluations in form of lab, lab-in-the-field and field experiments: - Evaluated the effectiveness of 12 behavioral interventions designed for improving maternal and child health with ~3500 pregnant women in 2 poor-performing districts over 3 months - Evaluated nation-wide COVID-19 mask-wearing behavior change campaign (digital, mass media and community engagement) disseminated by BMGF in partnership with Health Ministry - Designed and executed a cross-country survey experiment on prevalent attitudes related to a possible COVID-19 vaccine on a representative sample of ~4000 subjects in India - Evaluated the effectiveness of 9 behaviorally-informed communication strategies for increasing the uptake of COVID protective behaviors in Bihar over 2 weeks - the resulting 4 effective strategies were implemented by Bihar State Health Department across the state- Designed evaluation of ~5 behavioral interventions targeting school teachers and parents designed for improving foundational literacy and numeracy in rural India- Designed evaluation of ~10 behavioral interventions designed for improving adoption of energy-efficient technologies in urban India* Facilitated in securing development financing from BMGF and MacArthur Foundation for SGD achievement, along with other smaller grants from American Cancer Society and Omidyar Network * Lead the experimental team under CSBC’s research vertical: setting up and streamlining CSBC’s experimental research infrastructure for creating a wider platform for researchers from all across the world to design and conduct foundational behavioural research in India (Ashoka’s Experimental Lab, Mobile Lab and Distributed Empirics Model)* Assisted in forming collaborative partnerships with relevant BI clients and stakeholders: UChicago Center for Decision Research, Cambridge Body Mind Behavior Lab, Nuffield College CESS, BIT, along with Predoctoral Fellows from around the world

New Delhi Area, India

* Led 2 behavioral audits for financial inclusion project portfolio: working with the Department of Financial Services (Ministry of Finance) to increase the uptake of pensions in India, and with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to increase uptake of their door-step banking services* Managed and supported secondary research and stakeholder interviews for Chief Economic Advisor of India on evidence-based behavioral interventions to increase judicious water usage in 100 of India's water-scarce districts* Managed and supported COVID-19 rapid response projects portfolio: - Developed cross-departmental COVID-19 risk communication strategy for NITI Aayog to be shared across 11 Ministries and Departments - Developed COVID-related SBCC strategies for state governments (Bihar and Gujarat) - piloted in 1 district of Gujarat and scaled-up across the state * Mentored a group of 5 Ashoka University’s Young India Fellowship (YIF) students to conduct behavioral research on “Increasing the Uptake and Adherence of Condoms among Young Adults” as part of their Experiential Learning Module* Remodeled overall organizational governance and operations: grant proposal writing, reporting, budgeting, coordinating donor audits and contracting

* Worked on a DFID-funded project for developing an agent-based computational and econometric Model using Early Risk Indicators for Anticipating Malnutrition (MERIAM)* Led data extraction, preparation, construction and analysis of household (social, economic, behavioral, health and nutrition), environmental (temperature, precipitation and NDVI) and spatial data for 4 East Africa countries* Compiled literature on theoretical background of food security and malnutrition dynamics for model implementation, phase proposals and project narrative updates

Pune, Maharashtra

* Constructed, fine-tuned and executed ~7 lab and lab-in-the field experiments in political science, linguistics, cognition, financial inclusion and gender spaces: responsibilities included designing, coding and piloting outcome variables and measures for non-literate and non-standard subjects-pool, contextualizing experimental instructions to the Indian context and recruiting subjects* Conducted qualitative field research on the safety of sanitation workers: in-depth interviews and focused group discussions with relevant stakeholders in urban Pune* Assisted in designing and organizing a policy design workshop for senior officials in the Government of Punjab

Pune, Maharashtra

* Provided organizational research and strategic support to the Vice-Chancellor on improving student, alumni, faculty and staff experiences: designing and coding university's performance dashboard for promoting data-driven decision-making and facilitating marketing and communications of programs and streamlining existing processes* Assisted 7 professors in developing lesson plans and teaching materials, managing student attendance and evaluations and conducting tutorials and workshops: courses included Introduction to Environmental Studies, Digital Literacy, Introduction to Calculus, Numerical Methods, Mathematical Modeling and Environmental Physics and Chemistry

Pune, Maharashtra

* Conducted qualitative field research with police personnel and victims of domestic violence and curated 5 Alternate Dispute Resolution simulations as training material for police personnel as part of a World Bank funded Process Management Project aimed at improving police response to domestic violence in Maharashtra* Participated in ~20 social science research design discussions and workshops by various global scholars from universities such as Harvard, Oxford, NYU, etc.

Pune, Maharashtra

* Conducted qualitative primary research using field interviewing, observations and literature reviews, along with data extraction and statistical analysis for different evidence-based policy research projects* Published two articles in the Indian National Interest (on "Analysis of China-related News in Indian Print Media" and "Employability in India")* Handled social media and publicity of upcoming projects, designed brochures and conducted a computer programming workshop

Masters Of Public Administration, International Finance And Economic Policy, Data And Quantitative Analysis, Management

Credits: 53

Bachelors Of Science (B.Sc.), Double Major In Applied Mathematics And Environmental Studies

Credits: 154

Diploma, Liberal Education

Credits: 48

High School, Cbse (12Th Grade), 93%

* Held first position in school for the CBSE Examinations (2012) * Received Amul Vidya Bhushan Award for the year 2012-13 for academic.

High School, Icse, 90.5 %

Activities and Societies: Interact Club (under the patronage of Rotary International), Member of the Student Council* President.