I majored in telecom engineering in college and realized upon graduation that I had almost no vocational or practical skills. I decided, therefore, to go to business school where I learnt to say things like “core competencies” and “paradigm shift” with studied nonchalance. I started my first job as an analyst in investment banking in the fall of 2007. And what a fall it was!
After two years of banking, I realized I missed studying (no, really) and decided to go back to school, reading for a masters in Comparative Politics at the LSE. I currently work as a political and economic analyst, covering Asia.
I enjoy looking for ‘institutionalist’ explanations for most things, and am a sucker for pretty visual analytics. My research interests include inequality and public policy responses to it, the interaction between capitalism and democracy, behavioural economics and South Asia.
I also enjoy literary fiction, have an inexplicable proclivity for cheesy music from the ’80s (in three different languages) and think one should be allowed to eat brunch 3x a day if one were so inclined.
