Mriganka Biswas is a Research Associate in National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) at NCAER. He earned his Master’s degree in Economics from Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, and his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur. His academic interests include applied microeconomics, development economics, economics of discrimination and political economy. Prior to joining NCAER, he has worked with research teams at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and interned at National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Nisha Gupta is Director of the Centre for Health Economics at NCAER.
An international development executive, behavioural scientist, and retired U.S. diplomat, she brings over two decades of experience in global public health across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. As a commissioned member of the American Foreign Service, she held multi-year postings in Vietnam, South Africa, Thailand, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and India.
Ms Gupta’s work sits at the intersection of public health, policy, science, and implementation. She has led large-scale, evidence-based initiatives that strengthened health and education sectors, and delivered measurable, life-saving outcomes. Her key achievements include building a regional infectious disease portfolio spanning twelve Asian countries, negotiating a landmark accelerator grant to expand education in Central Asia, and directing the largest bilateral health investment globally, focused on HIV prevention and treatment in South Africa. Passionate about resilient, data-driven health systems, she is widely recognised for building cross-sector coalitions and advancing scalable, sustainable interventions.
She holds a graduate degree in Global Health and Epidemiology from the Yale University and an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Biology from Columbia University.
Vivek Bimbrahw is Consulting Head–Stakeholder Relations, at NCAER. In this role, he works closely with the Director General on stakeholder engagement, strategic advisory, and business development initiatives.
Mr Bimbrahw brings with him 28 years of leadership experience in strategic advisory, stakeholder engagement, business transformation, and distribution architecture across the banking, insurance, and financial services sectors.
Prior to joining NCAER, he was associated with Axis Bank Ltd as Senior Vice President and Group Head–Government Business. Earlier, he held senior leadership roles with HDFC Life Insurance, ICICI Securities, Indiabulls Housing Finance, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki India, Hero Honda Motors, and Godrej & Boyce.
He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka.
Bhawna Taneja is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) at NCAER. Her research interests include health economics, maternal and child health, development economics, applied microeconomics, and public policy. She has previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Planning and Policy Research Unit at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), New Delhi, and as a Guest Faculty at Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB), University of Delhi.
Bhawna has submitted her PhD in Economics at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Dr B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, and a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Delhi.
Sauvik Dey is Strategic Associate to the Director General at NCAER. In this role, he works closely with the Director General on strategic initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and executive decision support.
He has over six years of experience in institutional management, donor relations, policy research, and international cooperation, with a focus on climate finance, sustainability, and financial inclusion.
Prior to joining NCAER, he was a Technical Advisor with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (giz) GmbH, where he supported programmes on climate change adaptation and risk finance across India and Southeast Asia. His work involved managing project activities, engaging with government stakeholders, contributing to the development of financial solutions, and producing policy-relevant research and advisory outputs. He has earlier worked with organisations such as Uber India, PwC India, C-Quest Capital, and Satin Creditcare Network Pvt Ltd, where he contributed to credit operations and business strategy.
He holds a BTech in Civil Engineering from North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, and an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.
