About us
J-PAL was founded in 2003 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by Nobel laureate professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, and Sendhil Mullainathan. J-PAL South Asia is the largest and the oldest regional office of J-PAL.
J-PAL is known for its experimental approach towards alleviating global poverty, anchored by a network of 262 affiliated professors at universities around the world. J-PAL affiliated professors have over 1,100 ongoing and completed randomized evaluations in 91 countries. Over 100 million people have been reached in India (540 million globally) by programs and policies that have been informed by evaluations by J-PAL affiliated professors.
The Veddis Foundation empowers organizations looking to solve societal challenges in India through evidence-based giving with the potential to create measurable and irreversible social impact.
ASPIRE Leadership
 Vikrant Bhargava Trustee, Veddis |
 Murugan Vasudevan Chief Executive Officer, Veddis |
 Vaishali Samanta Chief Operating Officer, Veddis |
 Iqbal Dhaliwal Global Executive Director, J-PAL |
 Shobhini Mukerji Executive Director, J-PAL South Asia |
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ASPIRE team
The ASPIRE team at J-PAL South Asia consists of research, data and policy experts working out of multiple Indian cities.
 Kunal Sharma Director - Policy, Training and Communications, J-PAL South Asia |
 Tithee Mukhopadhyay Director of Research, J-PAL South Asia |
 Sharanya Chandran Associate Director - Policy, J-PAL South Asia |
 Aparna Krishnan Project Director, J-PAL South Asia |
 Ruchika Singh Associate Director - Policy, J-PAL South Asia |
 Urvashi Wattal Senior Policy and Training Manager, J-PAL South Asia |
 Niharika Betkerur Senior Policy Manager, J-PAL South Asia |
 Tanya Kak Policy Manager, J-PAL South Asia |
 Anna Rego Senior Policy Manager, J-PAL South Asia |
 Iti Bhargava Research Manager, J-PAL South Asia |
 Sanchita Ohri Research Manager, J-PAL South Asia |
 Sambhav Choudhury Research Associate, J-PAL South Asia |