Our People - Centre for Research in Schemes and Policies

All CRISP founders are driven by a deep commitment to public welfare, dedicating their time and expertise entirely pro bono. Many work full-time, expecting nothing in return except the satisfaction of seeing the disadvantaged thrive through impactful interventions.

Founders

S M Vijayanand

IAS-1981

T Vijay Kumar

IAS-1983

R Subrahmanyam

IAS-1985

Sitaram J Kunte

IAS-1985

Pushpa Subrahmanyam

IAS-1985

R S Julania

IAS-1985

Rajiv Sadanandan

IAS-1985

Sandhya Kanneganti

Indian Postal Service-1986

Brij Kumar Agarwal

IAS-1985

Dr. Sekhar Bonu

IAS-1987

Advisory Board

Dr. Jugal Mohapatra

IAS-1978

Shri. Ashish Dhawan

Founder, TCF and CSF

Dr. Santosh Mathew

IAS-1985

Prof. M. Sriram

IIM Bangalore

Shri. Alok Ksheersagar

Sr Partner McKinsey

Smt. Vrinda Sarup

IAS-1981

Shri. Ved Arya

Founder SRIJAN

Prof. P P Chakrabarti

Computer Science IIT Kharagpur

Governing Body

S M Vijayanand

IAS-1981

T Vijay Kumar

IAS-1983

R Subrahmanyam

IAS-1985

Sandhya Kanneganti

IPoS-1986

Sitaram J Kunte

IAS-1985

Pushpa Subrahmanyam

IAS-1985

R Rajiv Sadanandan

IAS-1985

Dr C Chandramouli

IAS-1985

Usha Sharma

IAS-1985

Nagendra Nath Sinha

IAS-1987

Dr ELSN Bala Prasad

IAS-1986

G V Venugopala Sarma

IAS-1986

Our Team

T R Jagadeesh Babu

CCO

Prof. Balraj Chauhan

Project Advisor CHEQUE
Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Rama Kondapalli

Project Advisor CHEQUE
Telangana

Dr. Lalita Pulavarti

State Lead Karnataka

Dr. Minnette I Passah

State Lead Meghalaya

Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan

Project Lead GIST

Thota Vijay Karan Reddy

Manager (IT & MIS)

Bhaskar Tiwary

Manager (M&E)

Gaurav Bhushan

Manager (HR)

Neha Dhingra

Project Lead BRAC

A.R.Nagesh Babu

Project Lead NISHE

Arjun Shatrunjay

Associate Lead NISHE

Daksha Jain

Senior Associate Karnataka

Neha Ashar

Senior Associate QUEST
Andhra Pradesh

Akash Sharma

Associate NISHE Madhya Pradesh

Prashanth Ausula

Associate NISHE Andhra Pradesh

Prudhvi Kolaventy

Associate NISHE Telangana

Abiya Jose

Fellow-2024 Tamilnadu

Anamika Nair

Fellow-2024 Maharashtra

Chandramani Singh

Fellow-2024
Uttar Pradesh

Gargee Deka

Fellow-2024 Jharkhand

Gaurav G Nayak

Fellow-2024 Karnataka

Niharika Baishya Yadav

Fellow-2024
Uttar Pradesh

Pooja Kapoor

Fellow-2024
Madhya Pradesh

Prakash Palanivel

Fellow-2024 Tamilnadu

Aastha Thakur

Fellow-2025 NISHE Rajasthan

Jaina M Haran

Fellow-2025 NISHE Karnataka

Srija Sahay

Fellow-2025 NISHE Bihar

Vikas Walke

Fellow-2025 NISHE Maharashtra