Vipin Awatramani

Vipin Awatramani is the Director of Research Operations at J-PAL South Asia where he provides research operations support to projects across J-PAL South Asia. His job involves managing the implementation of large-scale assessments, as well as streamlining processes and systems that enable quality data collection and management. 

He joined J-PAL South Asia in 2009 as a Research Associate, overseeing the implementation of an impact evaluation of third-party environmental audits, in partnership with one of the state pollution control boards in India. After that, he managed the implementation of multiple projects simultaneously as a Research Manager for about two years. He has worked extensively with government offices on impact evaluations in the fields of energy, environment, and governance. Vipin holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University and also has a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management. 

Prior to joining J-PAL and his graduation from Carnegie Mellon, he was employed with Seva Mandir, where he managed a large-scale governance program for about five years. He is a recipient of the International Ford Foundation Fellowship.