Our People
Meet Our Team
Board of Advisors

Dr. Sayeed Unisa
Biostatistics, Nutrition & Public Health

Dr. Sayeed Unisa
Biostatistics, Nutrition & Public Health
Dr. Sayeed Unisa is a former Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at IIPS, Mumbai, with over 30 years of experience in research and teaching. She has led major studies on nutrition, maternal health, and infertility for UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, and assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Global South and North. A PhD from IIPS and trained at the London School of Hygiene, she has published 100+ scholarly articles, five books and supervised 19 PhDs. She is a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and an IUSSP member.

Dr. Pragya Tiwari Gupta
Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Pragya Tiwari Gupta
Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Pragya Tiwari Gupta is an Associate Professor at Sharda University. She has over 24 years of teaching and research experience, with expertise in development studies, urbanisation, environment, public health, and gender issues. She has worked at esteemed institutions and international organisations, including NUEPA, NIUA, UNDP, and the World Bank. Her research explores population mobility, urban processes, and climate change. Dr. Gupta has published extensively in books and journals and served as principal investigator in several projects on population and health.
Leadership

Het D Shah
Healthcare Data Scientist

Het D Shah
Healthcare Data Scientist
Het D Shah is an IBM-certified Data Science and Operations Research professional with over 5 years of experience in health information management and advanced analytics. His work focuses on leveraging data to drive evidence-based healthcare decisions. His expertise spans predictive modelling, Surgical OR efficiency analysis, inpatient bed optimisation, and cloud-based solutions using Azure. He is proficient in SQL, Python, R, and Power BI, and brings hands-on experience working with Cerner, Epic, and Meditech platforms.

Sourav Dey
Public Health Researcher

Sourav Dey
Public Health Researcher
A public health researcher with over four years of experience in quantitative data analysis and social epidemiology. His research focuses on indicators of malnutrition and child health inequalities, as well as the socio-economic determinants of health, drawing on large-scale datasets such as NFHS, NSS, and LASI. He has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals and collaborated with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) research network. He is highly skilled in statistical tools such as R, Stata, SPSS, and GIS applications.

Md Imran
Social Policy Researcher

Md Imran
Social Policy Researcher
Imran is a Public Policy and Governance scholar at IIM Kashipur, with research interests in skill development, occupational mobility, and social inclusivity in education. A former Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow, he has worked with the Ministry of Skill Development and IIM Bangalore. He holds degrees from JNU and TISS, and has experience working with NSS, ASER, and UDISE datasets. His work blends field insights with rigorous policy research.


Pankaj Kumar Patel
Lead Research Strategist
A multidisciplinary researcher specializing in population studies, political science, and policy evaluation, with expertise in managing large-scale research projects, conducting fieldwork, and applying advanced data analysis for evidence-based policymaking. His research spans family and political demography, gender, public policy, and data-driven governance, with a strong focus on monitoring and evaluation frameworks. He is particularly interested in exploring the intersections of demographic change and policy impact. Drawing on extensive experience with national datasets to uncover insights in political and social development.
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