Experience
International Monetary Fund
May 2018 – PresentLeads research and policy on the future of money — crypto assets, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies, and tokenization. Works with central bank and finance ministry officials on data frameworks. Coordinates G20-level efforts across 24 economies on digital money. Product owner of International Financial Statistics and manager of the Financial Sector Stability Fund.
World Bank
June 2016 – May 2018Worked on sovereign debt and private sector investment climate. Contributed to International Debt Statistics and the Doing Business Report, providing evidence on regulatory frameworks and investment climate across economies.
Government of India
March 2015 – September 2015External consultant to the Competition Commission of India. Developed curriculum and materials for a self-paced competition course used in capacity building for the country's new antitrust regulator.
AZB & Partners
June 2011 – September 2014Built the competition economics practice as India's antitrust regime took shape. Advised on transactions exceeding $1 billion before the Competition Commission of India, and contributed to India's first Google investigation — a landmark digital markets case.
Economic Laws Practice
June 2009 – June 2011Advised the Government of India and multilateral institutions (WTO, UNESCAP, UNCTAD) on trade and regulatory policy, including tariff strategy, dispute settlement, and India's global trading system engagement.