Prakash Gupta

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EDUCATION
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Singapore
Masters of Public Policy (MPP) 2019-2021
● Cumulative GPA: 4.2 /5.0
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati Guwahati, India
Master of Arts in Development Studies 2012-2014
● Cumulative GPA: 9.36/10.0 (Silver Medalist)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprstha University New Delhi, India
Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication 2009-2012
● Cumulative GPA: 77.06 /100 (Graduated with Distinction)
● Established a student start-up at the age of 20 to promote citizen journalism and local news
Relevant Exam Scores:
● GRE Score: 316 (Q: 163. V:153) (2017)
● TOEFL: 108/120 (2017)
Also completed 7 online certifications and courses from eminent institutions (listed at the bottom of the resume)

MOST RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

OMI Foundation (Previously, Ola Mobility Institute) New Delhi, India
Senior Manager & Lead, Centre for Inclusive Mobility March 2023- Now
● Leading research and advocacy work of the Centre for Inclusive Mobility, one of the 3 centre of excellence at OMI
Foundation. The centre deals with policy issues related to building equitable future of work
● Key responsibilities are: Policy research and analysis, Helping and advising state and central government on policy
developments related to gig workers, Building thought leadership of the organisation through writing policy briefs,
articles, and research reports, and Partnerships Development
● Key Achievements: Helping several state governments, viz. Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
to develop policies for gig and platform workers, and made policy contributions as a member of the steering
committee on Gig and Platform Workers in India constituted by the Ministry of Labour and Employment,
Government of India.

Graduate Research Innovation Program (GRIP) Singapore

Participant Entrepreneur August 2022- November 2022
● Part of a short accelerator program at the National University of Singapore that help transform research-based
innovations into start-up initiatives
● Worked with two co-founders on an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based product that supports small
NGOs in managing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of their large-scale programs

Evidence For Policy Design (EPoD) at IFMR New Delhi, India

Research Manager August 2021- August 2022
● Led a team of 7 Research Associates, Research Consultants, and Research Fellows for a research project on
evaluating the impact of a policy of distributing free smartphones to rural women by the State Government of
Chhattisgarh, India
● My key job responsibilities: Research Operations, Public Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Writing Policy Briefs and
Donor Reports, Donor Management, Grant Relations, Stakeholder Management, and Project Management.
 ● Managed relations with the State Government of Chhattisgarh by actively engaging through advocacy efforts
● The study was led by 6 professors across the universities of Harvard, Yale, and Warwick.

UN Foundation (Remote) London, United Kingdom

Graduate Consultant (Policy Innovation Lab) January 2021- April 2021
● Worked on a research project in a team of five members to make policy suggestions for the Future of Work
● The project involved economic analysis of the global labor markets to suggest policies for the future
● The primary data included interviews of students, academicians, and industry leaders
● Suggested reforms in the international tax regime to tackle governance challenges in the era of the gig economy
● Presented the research report at an International Conference held at UN Foundation, New York

Access Now (Remote) New York, USA

Graduate Consultant (Capstone Project) July 2020- April 2021
● The project involved an exhaustive study on the policy regimes within ASEAN on Tech-Policy, Digital Rights and Data
Protection
● The primary data included in-depth interviews of industry leaders, business councils, ASEAN officials, and civil
society
● The report focused on the assessment of the Data Protection Policies in ASEAN from the perspective of digital rights

Microsoft, Public Sector Maharashtra, India

Project Manager January 2018- June 2019
● Conceptualized and developed the first Digital Village of India in partnership with the state Government of
Maharashtra
● Led a consortium of 11 partners and managed the implementation of 20 interventions across the domains of
health, education, agriculture, banking, etc.
● It was one of the flagships projects of the Government of Maharashtra, extensively monitored by Chief Minister’s
office directly
● Managed partnerships with various CSR projects of other corporates such as- TCS, and HP for initiatives in
Agriculture and Health. Also, worked with the CSR team at Microsoft to implement initiatives in Skill Development
● The project was shortlisted for Prime Minister’s award for Excellence in Public Administration
● Establish a community-led start-up on ecotourism, named-Harisal Tourism
● Key Responsibilities: Project Management, Partnership Management, Government Relations, Impact Assessment,
Program Design, and Stakeholder Management

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, India

Research Associate October 2016- January 2018
● Worked for a UNICEF-funded research project comprising three studies- On Sanitation Policy, On School Choice, and
the landscape analysis of the NGOs in the state of Gujarat, India
● Worked with the UNICEF team to evaluate the impact of the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission-
Gramin. The study was to verify the ODF status of Gujarat’s first ODF district- Narmada district.
● Designed the research tools, and strategized the Research Design and Methodology in a team of two researchers
● The study on sanitation policy was quantitative and managed the data collection from 600 households through 2
field coordinators and 30 surveyors. Later analyzed it for the research findings.
● The study on the parents’ decision of choosing a private school over government schools had in-depth interviews
and group discussions with the stakeholders. Thus, qualitative in nature.
● Two reports have been published so far- On School Choice and, A Landscape Analysis of NGOs

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

NextGen PMS Private Limited (Now known as Goodera) Mumbai, India
Business Analyst (CSR Consulting) November 2015- October 2016
● Managed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects for State Bank of India, Bank of America, Abbott, and L&T
Finance. The combined worth was project was USD 1.4 Million
● Managed projects end-to-end, the work included on-boarding of partners, designed Monitoring & Evaluation
frameworks, designing baseline and end-line studies, and setting the reporting format for partners
● Introduced a broad Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework and Log-frames for CSR projects, it was then utilized
to design a data collection application for the company
● Submitted many Impact Assessment reports for the clients, and worked closely in setting up the policies for SBI
Foundation

State Bank of India (SBI) Youth for India Udaipur, India

Fellow (Rural Development) September 2014- September 2015
● Worked with a 70-year-old local NGO- Seva Mandir. Planned and implemented a project to distribute free drinking
water after testing the water from 30+ sources in rural areas of Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Stayed with a tribal
family in a rural area of Rajasthan, designed a project for under-5 child mortality due to diarrhea
● The project impacted ~15000 people across 12 villages

Publications
Policy Brief
Forthcoming: Governance of Algorithmic Systems and Digital Platforms, Think20 at G20 Brasil.
Research Reports
March 2024: Social Protection in India’s Platform Economy: Unpacking Supply Dynamics. OMI Foundation
Opinion Articles
23rd October 2020: “Can a citizen-led rating system make India’ TV Journalism less toxic?” Published at Newslaundry
22nd June 2020: “Unprecedented support for PM-CARES but is it all a good news?” Published at Youth Ki Awaaz
11th April 2020: “Why PM-CARES is a smart idea to mobilize financial resources during COVID crisis?’- Youth Ki Awaaz
6th April 2017: “India’s Health Policy- A Long Tale of Underachievement” Published by Kafila More publications on YKA

Awards
2022: Selected for Graduate Research Innovation Program (GRIP), receiving S$10,000 to implement the innovation
2019: Li Ka Shing Foundation Scholarship- A Fully-Funded Scholarship to pursue a Master of Public Policy at NUS
2018: Recognition for Social Innovation in Rural India by the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
2015: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for being among the top 2 percentile in UGC-NET Examination, India
2014: Silver Medal for scoring the highest grades in Master of Arts in Development Studies at IIT Guwahati
2013: Institute Merit Scholarship for scoring the highest grades in the first year of Development Studies at IIT Guwahati
2013: Elected as Post-Graduate Secretary of the Cultural Board by a community of ~5000 students at IIT Guwahati

Selected Conferences and Workshops

May 2024: Presented a research paper on Social Protection in India’s Platform Economy: Supply-Side Dynamics, 64th ISLE
Annual Conference, Indian Society of Labour Economics.
December 2020: Presented a report on the Future of Tax Policy in the wake of the Gig Economy at the International Youth
Conference at the UN Foundation, New York, United States (Attended Remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
June 2020: Presented a research paper aper on India’s Sanitation Policy at World Community Development Conference in
public policy in Nairobi, Kenya (Attended Remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
August 2017: Presented a research paper on sanitation policy- Open Defecation Free: What Does it Mean and Imply at
the International Conference on inclusion and exclusions in public policy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,
India
February 2015: Presented a research paper on the Right to Education at UGC National Conference at Kurukshetra
University, India
Online Courses and Certifications
2015: An Introduction to Population Health from the University of Manchester through Coursera
2014: Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth from World Bank Group
2014: Basics of Health Economics from World Bank Group
2014: Introduction to Bio-Ethics from the University of Georgetown through Edx
2013: Justice from the University of Harvard through Edx
2013: Descriptive Statistics from the University of California Berkely through Edx
2013: Development Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology through Edx